Junior Recruitment Consultant

Equal Education Partners.

Education, the right way.

At Equal we recruit, develop and retain the best education professionals and offer unrivalled opportunities to learners. We do this through our five divisions: 1) Education Recruitment; 2) Professional Learning; 3) HE & STEM Partnerships; 4) Tutoring; and 5) Marketing.

Our clients and partners include over 120 schools & colleges, Welsh Government, UK Government, the Education Workforce Council (EWC), all Welsh higher education institutions, and top UK & global universities.

The role: Junior Recruitment Consultant

We're looking for a highly organised and driven individual to join Equal Education Partners as a Junior Recruitment Consultant.

This is a 360 recruitment role which sits within our Recruitment team and involves working to recruit teaching & learning support staff to temporary, long term & permanent roles across England and Wales.

The successful candidate will support and assist our Senior Recruitment Managers, Teaching Talent Recruitment Manager and candidates to ensure the hiring process can run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Posting job ads on professional sites, job sites and social media
• Participating in candidate sourcing & headhunting efforts
• Assisting the recruitment teams in screening resumes and conducting initial phone screens
• Using recruiting software to keep track of candidates & open roles
• Managing calendar for the hiring team and candidates, including scheduling calls & interviews
• Providing sales & account management support for Equal's partners
• Assisting the Teaching Talent Recruitment Manager to engage and attract teaching staff to Equal
• Promoting a positive candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process
• Being an ambassador and advocate for Equal Education Partners who can get behind and move forward our ambition to raise standards in education through talent attraction, retention and inclusion

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualifications, or experience
• A genuine interest in the education sector and our work to improve the sector
• Experienced in working in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Highly organised
• Confident IT user
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work to meet deadlines and targets

Benefits

• Salary: £24k plus bonuses (OTE £29-31k)
• Flexible working options (office based in Llanelli/hybrid)
• Free parking at our Llanelli office
• Holidays: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays
• Pension: auto-enrolment in the NEST pension scheme with 3% employer contributions
• Health insurance (after 3 months)
• Professional learning & self development budget
• Paid team social activities