Job Description

https://www.wisdomrecruitment.co.uk/job-search/1779-360-education-recruiter/education/brighton/job 2025-09-03 15:18:11 2025-10-14 Wisdom Recruitment Job Ref V-44937
Description
Education 360 Recruiter
Location: Brighton, Sussex - office based
Working 7am-5.30pm term time and 9-3pm in school holidays Mon-Fri
Salary: Up to 35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
About the Company
Our client is a well-established education recruitment consultancy, founded with a mission to raise standards and improve access to quality education. The team prides itself on a caring, ethical approach-delivering trusted and thoughtful recruitment solutions across schools, academies, nurseries, and related education providers. The team values long-term relationships, rigorous candidate vetting, and a supportive working environment.
Role Overview
As an Education 360 Recruiter, you'll own the full recruitment lifecycle-from business development to onboarding-in a dynamic, mission-driven environment. Your central goal: connect schools in Brighton and surrounding areas with high-calibre educators and support staff, ensuring perfect placements every time.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Client Relationship Management

• Build and nurture relationships with local education partners (schools, trusts, colleges, and nurseries).
• Proactively source and secure new recruitment opportunities, identifying needs and crafting tailored staffing solutions.
• Position the consultancy as a trusted, preferred supplier by maintaining high service standards and ethical practice.

Full Recruitment Lifecycle

• Write compelling, structured job adverts and manage postings across job boards and targeted platforms.
• Pre-screen, interview, and quality-check candidates through rigorous safer recruitment checks (DBS, references, right-to-work, etc.)
• Match candidates to client requirements thoughtfully, scheduling interviews, managing feedback loops, and overseeing offer and onboarding processes.

Candidate Engagement & Support

• Provide career guidance, professional development advice, and post-placement support to candidates to build loyalty and long-term relationships
• Maintain ongoing contact, ensuring candidate satisfaction and identifying future placement opportunities.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Utilise CRM systems to manage vacancies, candidate records, and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with back-office or support teams to ensure smooth administration of compliance, documentation, and candidate tracking.
• Uphold best practice in safeguarding-ensuring every candidate meets regulatory and client standards.

Reporting & Target Management

• Track personal and team KPIs (placements, client satisfaction, response times, revenue growth).
• Deliver regular insights and updates to management, contributing to strategy refinement and operational improvements.

Skills & Experience
Required:

• Proven experience in recruitment from the education sector is essential.
• Strong understanding of safer recruitment practices, including DBS checks and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft engaging job adverts and presentations.
• Confidence in telephone and virtual communication-effectively handling both client and candidate interactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Word and Excel) and CRM platforms.
• A proactive, resilient, and service-oriented mindset.

Desirable:

• Existing network within the Brighton education sector.

• Wisdom Recruitment acting as an employment agency with regard to this vacancy.

As a Rec 2 Rec, Wisdom Recruitment works extensively across London, Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Kent, and Hampshire.
If this role does not suit your requirements and you are an experienced Recruiter or Resourcer, please feel free to forward your CV to the team at Wisdom to hear about our other vacancies or connect with us on LinkedIn.
Wisdom are experts in Recruitment to Recruitment - follow us on Twitter (@wisdom_rec), like us on Facebook (Wisdom Rec2Rec) or follow us on LinkedIn to see all our latest vacancy updates.
Wisdom specialises in placing Graduates, Trainee Recruitment Consultants, Senior Recruitment Consultants, Branch Managers, Team Leaders, Senior Managers, Managing Consultants, Principle Consultants, Associate Directors, In-house Recruitment Consultants and Recruitment Managers.

Skills Required