Special Needs Recruitment Consultant
Location
Plymouth, Devon | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Teaching Personnel Plymouth is expanding, and we're on the lookout for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Recruitment Consultant. This exciting opportunity stems from our team's continued growth and internal promotions, reflecting our commitment to nurturing talent and fostering professional development.
Join Teaching Personnel.
Make a difference every day, in the lives of pupils, teachers and schools.
Part of the dynamically growing Supporting Education Group, Teaching Personnel is the UK's leading education recruitment agency, with hundreds of thousands of teachers who have chosen us since 1996 and over 5,000 schools who choose us every year. We have 80+ branches across England & Wales and are the first-choice agency for over 12,000 job seekers.
We match talented educators with schools and whether it is finding the best teaching assistant to support literacy or a maths teacher to deliver curriculum continuity for a group of GCSE maths pupils, our teams go home at night knowing they have played a part in the education of thousands of pupils and in the careers of countless educators.
Our Plymouth branch is an integral part of our success story, renowned for its professionalism, expertise, and unwavering commitment to supporting the education sector. We take pride in our strong reputation within the community and the positive feedback we receive from schools, educators, and candidates alike.
At Teaching Personnel Plymouth, we're more than just colleagues; we're a supportive and sociable group of individuals who thrive in a collaborative environment. We all started as trainee consultants and have progressed through the business, demonstrating our commitment to nurturing talent and fostering professional growth. Our office culture is vibrant, inclusive, and built on mutual respect.
The Role
Position: SEN Recruitment Consultant
Location: Plymouth Office, Full-time
Salary: £25,038.30 - £30,038.30
Contract Type: Permanent with a 12-week probation period
As a Recruitment Consultant at Teaching Personnel Plymouth, you will play a crucial role in supporting the recruitment and development of staff for special educational needs (SEN) schools in the region. Your responsibilities will include sourcing and vetting quality candidates, matching them with suitable roles, and providing ongoing support to schools and educators throughout the recruitment process.
You are not required to have experience in this sector, so long as you bring your energy and willingness to learn to the table. You will join a thriving team covering a specialist sector of special educational needs and will support an experienced team of recruiters and have the opportunity for career development and progression - will be right there, supporting and cheering you on.
What will you be doing?
- Delight your customers through strong relationship building and delivery of best quality administrative support to teachers and teaching assistants
- Proactively communicate with branches and candidates regarding vetting and registration
- Create and publish job adverts and interviewing alongside experienced Recruitment Consultants
- Be a data input and data management wizard
A Day in the Life:
Your typical day as a Recruitment Consultant will be dynamic and fast-paced. From conducting educator interviews to liaising with schools in school service reviews and collaborating with colleagues, each day presents new challenges and opportunities to make a difference. Our shifts range from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with adjusted hours during the summer holidays to ensure work-life balance.
Role Holder Requirements
Who we are looking for:
We're looking for individuals who are ready to embrace a new challenge and embark on a rewarding career journey with us. The ideal candidate will have experience in a pressured role and be seeking a company where they can grow and develop professionally. They will possess excellent communication skills, resilience, and a genuine passion for making a positive impact in education.
A highly enthusiastic perpetual learner, you will flourish in our team if you:
- Are passionate about the difference education can make in the world, regardless of whether or not you have worked in the sector before
- Love talking to people and you're great at written communication as well
- Have a project management mindset: you think logically through stages of activities, you plan, deliver and follow-up
- Are curious and inquisitive and thrive on listening to people and understanding their backgrounds, needs and aspirations
- Enjoy teamwork and are able to demonstrate autonomy and initiative
What We Offer
- The opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by best-in-class sector professionals who love seeing you grow and flourish
- A career path that can take you to the very top with several opportunities to be promoted every year
- Access to excellent training and development and fantastic market-leading technology to give you the data, insights and resources you need to succeed
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases with service
- Additional cash bonuses for performance
- Two awesome award nights a year (summer and Christmas)
- Local incentives with prizes varying from a free lunch to a day at the races
- Holiday prize draws
- Discounted gym membership, discounts on purchases at a large selection of national retailers, free monthly cinema tickets
- Contributory stakeholder pension and life assurance
If all this is making you wonder what it would be like to work with us, don't hesitate: send us your CV and we will be in touch shortly to talk through next steps.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
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Salary
£25.04k - £30.04k per annum
