Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Location: Manchester
Salary: 26,000 plus regular performance-related bonuses
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5.30pm with a one-hour lunch
Hybrid working: One work-from-home day per week (Wednesday)
Annual leave: 27 days per year
Start date: September 2026

Are you confident, ambitious and great at building relationships?

Empowering Learning is looking for a motivated Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Manchester education recruitment team in September 2026.

You don't need previous recruitment experience. We're more interested in your attitude, communication skills and willingness to learn. This is an excellent opportunity for someone from a customer service, sales, hospitality, retail, administration or education background who wants to build a long-term professional career.

Initially, you'll focus on finding and engaging talented teachers and support staff for schools, colleges and other educational settings.

With structured training, coaching and ongoing support, you'll gradually develop the skills needed to manage vacancies, build relationships with schools and run your own successful recruitment desk.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Finding candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, social media, referrals and our database.
• Speaking with applicants to understand their experience, availability and career goals.
• Building and maintaining strong candidate relationships.
• Writing engaging job adverts and supporting recruitment campaigns.
• Matching suitable candidates with vacancies.
• Coordinating interviews and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Maintaining accurate candidate and vacancy records.
• Assisting with references, safeguarding and compliance checks.
• Working towards individual and team activity targets.
• Developing your knowledge of recruitment and the education sector.

You'll be someone who is:

• Confident communicating by telephone and face-to-face.
• Naturally good at building relationships.
• An excellent written and verbal communicator.
• Organised and able to manage several priorities.
• Resilient, motivated and comfortable working towards targets.
• Positive, professional and willing to learn.
• Attentive to detail.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and learning new systems.
• Collaborative and committed to delivering excellent service.
• Committed to equality, diversity, safeguarding and inclusion.

Previous experience in recruitment, sales, customer service or education would be helpful but is not essential, as full training will be provided.

Applicants must hold GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent qualifications.

• A starting salary of 26,000.
• Regular performance-related bonus opportunities.
• 27 days' annual leave per year.
• One work-from-home day each week.
• A clear route into a Recruitment Consultant position.
• Structured training, coaching and ongoing development.
• Support towards professional recruitment qualifications.
• A friendly and collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to build a long-term career with a leading education recruitment business.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a three-hour assessment day at our Manchester office.

The session will provide more information about the company, the position and what a career in education recruitment involves. You'll also take part in practical individual and group activities, allowing you to demonstrate your communication, organisation, teamwork and overall suitability for the role.

No previous recruitment knowledge is required, and full instructions will be provided on the day.

If you're ready to develop your career, challenge yourself and join a supportive team where your contribution will be recognised, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV.

Empowering Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate suitability and employment checks.