Supporting Education Group is the UK’s leading education services platform, providing the expertise, technology and resources that help schools, trusts and education organisations meet their biggest workforce challenges. Our Recruitment & Supply practice plays a crucial role in this mission by ensuring schools have timely access to high‑quality educators, from urgent supply cover to long‑term and permanent staff.
With the UK’s largest pool of vetted teachers and support staff, rigorous safeguarding standards and responsive, tech‑enabled booking systems, we deliver reliable, flexible staffing solutions that keep classrooms running smoothly. By maintaining continuity for pupils and offering a trusted service for both candidates and schools, we help the wider education workforce thrive.
Education Recruitment Consultant
Education Sales & Business Development | Kingston upon Thames
£32,200 -£39,100 basic salary, to achieve Medium to higher salary banding previous Education Recruitment Experience is required, plus £5,000-£25,000 OTE
Protocol Education are looking for an experienced, commercially driven Recruitment Consultant to join our Kingston upon Thames team.
What you need to know :
This is a fast-paced recruitment sales position within a highly competitive education market. You will be responsible for winning new business, developing existing school partnerships, attracting and retaining high-quality educators, and consistently delivering against demanding activity and revenue targets.
This opportunity is suited to someone who is serious about building a successful career in sales, business development or recruitment. You will need the confidence to make a high volume of calls, pursue cold and warm leads, overcome objections and work at pace to stay ahead of the competition.
Recruitment isn’t easy we work hard, but we are also highly rewarded for our results and have the opportunity to build a highly successful and financially rewarding career.
Before You Apply
Please review the following requirements carefully:
- You must have a minimum of two to three years’ experience in a sales-focused role.
- Demonstrable business development experience is essential.
- You must be comfortable working to demanding targets, activity expectations and tight deadlines.
- This role operates across shifts of 7:00am-4:00pm and 8:00am-5:00pm.
- You will work four days per week from our Kingston upon Thames office and one day remotely, currently Wednesday.
- You must live within a realistic 45-minute commute of our Kingston Upon Thames (KT1 1LL) office, taking the early start times into account.
- We strongly recommend checking your actual public transport journey for both the 7:00am and 8:00am start times before applying.
If you are unable to meet the experience, location or working-hours requirements, this role will not be the right fit.
What You’ll Be Doing
Winning new business
You will actively identify, approach and develop relationships with schools across your market. This includes making outbound calls, pursuing cold and warm leads, identifying opportunities and confidently presenting Protocol Education’s recruitment services to school decision-makers.
Growing and retaining client relationships
You will build trusted commercial relationships with schools, understand their staffing challenges and provide effective recruitment solutions. You will be expected to develop existing accounts while continually looking for opportunities to increase the value and reach of your client base.
Attracting and retaining candidates
You will generate and manage a strong pipeline of teachers, teaching assistants and education professionals. This includes candidate attraction, screening, compliance coordination, relationship management and maintaining regular contact to keep candidates engaged and available for work.
You will balance business development, candidate management, bookings, administration and urgent school requirements. Priorities can change quickly, so strong organisation, time management and attention to detail are critical.
Delivering against targets
This is a performance-led environment. You will work towards clear expectations covering sales activity, outbound calls, candidate generation, client development, bookings and revenue. You will take ownership of your results and use performance data to identify where additional action is needed.
Responding at pace
Education recruitment is highly time-sensitive. Schools often require immediate staffing support, and success depends on acting quickly, communicating clearly and remaining composed when working under pressure.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience
- A minimum of two to three years’ experience in sales, business development, recruitment or another strongly sales-led commercial role
- Clear evidence of successfully generating or developing new business
- Experience working towards and achieving measurable targets or KPIs
- Confidence making a high volume of outbound & inbound calls
- Experience managing cold and warm leads through a structured sales process
- A track record of delivering results in a fast-paced, competitive environment
- Experience managing multiple priorities and working to tight deadlines
You are likely to succeed in this role if you:
- Are motivated by targets, progression and earning potential
- Enjoy opening conversations and creating opportunities
- Are comfortable picking up the phone and speaking with new prospects
- Can confidently handle objections, setbacks and rejection
- Take ownership of your performance rather than waiting for opportunities to come to you
- Understand that strong relationships must also deliver commercial results
- Work with urgency and maintain high standards under pressure
- Stay organised while managing a demanding and constantly changing workload
- Are resilient, competitive and determined to succeed
- Want to build a long-term career in recruitment sales
What Success Looks Like
Successful Recruitment Consultants at Protocol Education combine strong relationship-building skills with a clear commercial focus. They consistently develop new business, keep candidates engaged, respond quickly to school requirements and maintain control of a busy recruitment desk.
They understand that recruitment requires persistence. Not every call results in a lead, not every candidate remains available and not every opportunity turns into a booking. The ability to respond positively, learn quickly and continue driving activity is essential.
This is not a passive account-management or general customer service position. It is a proactive, telephone-led sales role for someone who wants responsibility, progression and the opportunity to increase their earnings through strong performance.
If you have proven sales and business development experience, enjoy working at pace and are ready to compete in a demanding but rewarding recruitment environment, we would like to hear from you.
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
Because great people deserve great benefits.
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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