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Location: Cardiff Gate Business Park
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, a people-driven organisation recognized as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work for big companies in both 2023 and 2024.
We are looking to appoint a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our brilliant team in Cardiff, where you will be working with schools across the Cardiff and West Wales 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.
We have a growing team with clear progression up to Assistant Branch Manager and the chance to earn an uncapped amount of commission, all within a team-oriented and fun office environment.
The Role
As a Senior Recruitment Consultant, you will provide a vital link between clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse and involves:
* 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 the teaching community.
* Headhunting suitable candidates who may already be in work.
* Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy.
* Managing interviews and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client.
* Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants.
* Briefing candidates about job responsibilities, salary, and benefits.
* Preparing CVs and correspondence for clients.
* Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client.
* Informing candidates about interview results.
* Using our Salesforce system to manage bookings.
* Coordinating sponsorship activities for client schools.
The Successful Senior Recruitment Consultant Will Have/be
* Welsh speaker advantageous, but not essential.
* Prior education recruitment experience.
* Driver essential.
* Excellent communication and sales skills.
* Ability to grow their desk from the start.
* Excellent time management and organisational skills.
* Self-motivated and resilient.
* 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 customer service expectations.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a motivated team.
* Act as an ambassador for the Group’s ESG Strategy.
What We Offer
* 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.
* Free parking on site.
* Enhanced paternity and maternity leave.
* Extra day annual leave for your Birthday.
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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