Recruitment Consultant

Vacancy Name

Vacancy Name Recruitment Consultant

Vacancy Number

Vacancy Number VN2354

Location City

Location City Southampton

Employment Type

Employment Type Permanent

About us

Education Recruitment Consultant - Southampton

Southampton City Centre Full-Time Promotions up to 4x a year

Are you ready to build a career where every call, every placement, and every challenge truly matters? At Teaching Personnel Southampton, you won't just be recruiting - you'll be helping shape the future of education across Dorset and Hampshire.

We're looking for ambitious, people-driven professionals who want more than a 9-5. You'll work hard, grow fast, and be rewarded for every bit of effort you put in - with uncapped commission, rapid promotion opportunities, and the chance to genuinely make a difference in children's lives.

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 are on an exciting journey of growth and we are looking to add a Recruitment Consultant to our SEND Team.

About the job What You'll Do

• Manage your own portfolio of SEND schools across Dorset
• Make regular sales calls to warm and cold clients!
• Source, interview and support teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff
• Match candidates with roles that truly suit their skills and values
• Build lasting, trust-based relationships with school leaders
• Handle daily bookings, long-term placements, and permanent recruitment
• Achieve personal and team goals - you'll be supported, but expected to push yourself

What It's Really Like

Let's be real - this is not an easy job. It's fast-paced, high-pressure, and full of early starts. With hard work comes great reward! Some days you'll juggle lots of tasks, dealing with last minute cancellations but having plans in place staying prepared, organised and always thinking ahead is key. You wont ever be bored. The work you do is meaningful, impactful and really makes a difference its high performance and higher reward!

About you What You'll Need

• Confidence, resilience, determination, ambition & drive.
• Speaking of drive you'll need a Full UK Driving License to get out and visit your schools (Don't worry we pay mileage).
• Customer-facing, sales or education experience is helpful (but not essential).
• A real passion for education and helping others succeed.
• Agile - You can manage multiple priorities and juggle tasks efficiently whilst delivering outstanding service.
• Sales Focused - Your experience in recruitment, direct sales or customer service and you excel in performance-driven environments to meet and exceed targets.

This role is perfect for people who

• Love connecting with people and building trust.
• Are driven by results and personal growth.
• Bounce back quickly when things go wrong.
• Want to learn fast and climb the ladder.

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 promote 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.

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.