Role: Assistant Recruitment Branch Manager
Location: Ferry Road Office Park, Preston
Hours: Full Time
* 7.30am - 4pm x2 days per week
* 7.30am - 5pm x2 days per week
* 7.30am - 4.30pm Fridays
* Work from home Wednesdays
* Reduced hours (9am - 3pm) in school holidays
Vision for Education is part of The Edwin Group, named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2023, rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories, and recognised for having industry-leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Recruitment Branch Manager to join our growing and friendly team in Preston, where you will be working with schools across the Preston and Lancashire area. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the market leaders in education recruitment, recruiting high-quality teaching and support staff for short, long-term placements, and permanent roles.
The role:
Vision for Education offers an unrivalled service to both schools and teachers. You will provide a vital link between clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse and involves:
* Supporting the Branch Manager with branch growth
* Working with a large client base - many of the schools nationally work exclusively with Vision for Education
* Using sales, business development, and marketing techniques to attract business from client schools
* Visiting clients to build and develop close working relationships
* Developing a good understanding of client schools, their culture, and environment
* Using social media to advertise positions and build relationships with candidates and employers
* Headhunting suitable candidates who may already be in work
* Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy
* Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client
* Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants
* Briefing candidates about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job
* Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients
* Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client
* Informing candidates about the results of their interviews
* Using our Salesforce system to manage bookings
* Coordinating sponsorship activities for client schools
The successful candidate will have:
* Minimum 1 year experience as a billing Recruitment Consultant in the education market
* Experience supporting/developing Trainee Recruitment Consultants
* Excellent communication and sales skills
* The ability to grow their desk
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Self-motivated and resilient
* The ability to act on their own initiative
* Professional and ethical approach to business
* Ability to forge and maintain relationships over the telephone and face-to-face
* Desire to exceed the highest levels of customer service
* Ability to operate effectively as part of a motivated team
* Act as an ambassador for the Group's ESG Strategy
What we offer:
* Excellent salary package with an open-ended bonus system
* Company/team performance incentives throughout the year
* Excellent career progression and professional development opportunities
* Regular team events
* Friendly, professional, and hard-working team environment
* Reduced working hours during school holidays
* Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
* Free parking on site
Click 'apply now' to be part of this fantastic team!
The Edwin Group does not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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