Forever Teaching
Trainee Recruitment Consultant
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About Forever Teaching
Forever Teaching is a specialist education recruitment agency supporting Primary, Secondary, and SEND schools across Manchester. We provide high-quality teaching and support staff on a day-to-day, short-term, long-term, and permanent basis.
We are committed to building a culture centered around excellence. We provide our people with the platform, tools, and ongoing support to achieve life-changing financial goals while developing themselves personally and professionally. By investing deeply in our people, we create a culture of ambition and growth, directly elevating the service and value we deliver to our clients and candidates.
The Role
As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will join our growing Manchester team and be trained to develop into a full 360 education recruitment consultant.
You will learn how to:
- Manage and grow your own specialist desk within Primary, Secondary, or SEND
- Build strong relationships with schools and education professionals across the region
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop new relationships with schools across Manchester to generate business opportunities through sales methods/techniques
- Proactively manage and develop existing client relationships
- Source teachers and support staff through job boards, referrals, and direct outreach
- Manage the full candidate journey from interview to placement
- Ensure compliance and safeguarding checks align with education regulations
- Coordinate daily bookings and respond to urgent staffing requirements
- Work towards defined KPIs and performance targets
- Build your personal brand and become a specialist in your market
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Requirements
We are looking for individuals who demonstrate:
- Strong motivation and ambition to succeed
- Confidence in communication and relationship-building
- Resilience to handle rejection
- Comfortability cold calling (not afraid of the phone!)
- Coachable attitude and openness to feedback
- A strong work ethic and sense of accountability
- Positive energy and enthusiasm
- Comfort in a performance-driven environment
Benefits
- Uncapped commission (no threshold)
- End-of-year Big Biller bonus
- Office in the heart of Manchester (St John’s Complex—The New Hot Spot)
- Top-class induction
- Ongoing, in-depth support for personal and professional development
- Onsite gym & café
- High-performance team that encourages improvement
- Monthly/quarterly team and individual competitions
- Team events/activities
- Early Friday finishes
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