Reed.co.uk
Recruitment Consultant
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Recruitment Consultant – Education
Pay Range: £28,000 – £36,000
Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, improving lives through work for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions to household brands nationally and globally, we find new jobs and careers for diverse backgrounds across multiple business sectors.
We thrive in an inclusive, collaborative environment, reward excellence, and celebrate team success.
About the Role
Join Reed’s nationally recognised Education recruitment team, supporting schools and educational settings across the UK. With over 65 years’ experience and partnerships spanning more than 10% of UK schools, Reed is a trusted leader in supplying high-quality teaching and support staff.
As a Recruitment Consultant, you’ll play a key role in sourcing and placing exceptional professionals in early years, primary, secondary, and SEND settings. Leveraging Reed’s extensive national network, access to nearly one million teaching professionals, and best-in-class recruitment tools, you’ll help schools secure staff for long-term, permanent, or urgent roles (often within minutes). Your expertise will be crucial in building strong relationships with schools and educators while shaping the future of education recruitment.
This role offers a fast-paced, rewarding environment, industry-leading training, and career development opportunities.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with local schools and educational settings
- Source, interview, and place teachers, teaching assistants, and SEND specialists
- Provide urgent supply cover solutions—often within minutes
- Manage the full recruitment cycle, from job brief to placement
- Ensure compliance with high safeguarding and regulatory standards
- Proactively develop business through client outreach and growth strategies
- Match temporary, permanent, and long-term role candidates
- Utilise Reed’s market-leading systems and databases to identify top talent
Requirements
- Experience in recruitment, resourcing, or sales is advantageous
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent attention to detail and time management
- Proactive, driven, and target-focused mindset
- Ethical, quality-focused approach with compliance awareness
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with uncapped bonus structure
- Great rewards, including:
- Bonuses
- Private medical cover
- Exclusive high-end incentives
- Strong well-being support, including:
- Wellbeing hubs and assistance programmes
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Inclusive, supportive culture, where everyone belongs
- Clear career development through:
- Funded training
- Progression pathways
- Recognition schemes
- Flexible financial perks, including:
- Discounts
- Pension options
- EV schemes
- Family-friendly benefits:
- Extra holiday options
- Family leave
- Community events
- Work-life balance in a dynamic, positive environment
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What Reed Offers
Reed is a proud, family-run business with a purpose of improving lives through work. Our inclusive, collaborative culture fosters trust, individual success, and team resilience.
We’re strong advocates of workplace belonging and offer:
- Equal opportunities for all applicants
- A guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-forces personnel (applicants meeting agreed criteria)
- A commitment to equality, prohibiting discrimination based on gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or family status
Next Steps
If motivated and passionate about education recruitment, submit an application. Following a telephone interview, you may proceed to a video call or face-to-face interview.
All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and vetting checks.
Reed is never afraid to ask, “What’s next?” Join a team that makes a lasting difference in education. Feel what it’s like to truly belong.
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