Teaching Personnel
Recruitment Consultant
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Education Recruitment Consultant - Cambridge
£28,000 - £34,000 base salary depending on experience plus £5K to £20k extra in OTE (Year 1)
📍 Cambridge | 💼 Full-Time | 💰 OTE Year 1: up to £55,000 | 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 Cambridge, you won't just be recruiting - you'll be helping shape the future of education across Cambridge and the surrounding area.
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 an Recruitment Consultant to our Cambridge Office.
What You'll Earn:
- Education Recruitment Consultant - Join the Team That's Shaping Futures!
- £28,000 - £34,000 base salary depending on experience plus £5k to £20k extra in OTE
- Clear, structured promotion path - up to 4 promotions a year based on performance
- Additional perks: team incentives, hybrid working, wellness schemes, annual awards & more
What You'll Do:
- Manage your own Secondary Schools across Cambridge and the surrounding area
- 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
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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 won't ever be bored. The day starts at 7am and ends at 4pm!
The work you do is meaningful, impactful and really makes a difference. It's high performance and higher reward!
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 You'll Need:
- Confidence, resilience, determination, ambition & drive.
- Speaking of drive, you'll need a Full UK Driving Licence. We visit our client schools once a week (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 - You have experience in recruitment, direct sales or customer service and excel in performance-driven environments to meet and exceed targets.
Benefits that actually make a difference
- 🏖️ 28 days' holiday + bank holidays plus an extra day for every year you stay (up to 33) and option to buy up to 5 more days (all pro-rata for part time roles)
- 👶 Enhanced paid family leave (after probation pass) to help new parents and long-term carers
- 🩺 Medical cash plan (after probation pass) making contributions towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and prescriptions
- 🛡 Life insurance from day one (up to 4x salary) PLUS free wellbeing support with access to 24/7 GP, counselling, medical second opinions, physiotherapy and lifestyle coaching
- 💷 Pension contributions from both of us (after 3 months)
- 💳 Discounts access to different options to help your money go further
- 🎁 Flexible benefits you choose such as extra holiday, healthcare, bikes, gym, electric cars & Give As You Earn (after probation pass)
- 🧠 Learn & grow with us we invest in your development with ongoing learning, training and career growth opportunities
- 🤝 Volunteer days 3 paid volunteer days each year, with two dedicated to education
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By joining Supporting Education Group, you will become part of a community that is dedicated to transforming lives and sustaining communities, where your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your individuality is celebrated. Together, we will continue to advance our passion for education and build brighter futures for all.
Employment offers are subject to satisfactory vetting checks. These checks will be run in line with the latest guidance and legislation. You will need to already have the right to work in the UK, as we are not able to offer any sponsorship(s) for visa applicants.
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