Job Description

Are you a people person with a knack for pairing talent with opportunity?

Yes? Well, that's fantastic... we've got just the role for you.

We are Milestone Education, a leading West Midlands Education recruitment agency.

And we're looking to expand our team in Birmingham by hiring 2 Recruitment Consultants to work with Primary, Secondary and SEND Schools in the West Midlands

Whether you are new to this role or an experienced consultant, Milestone Education can offer you a role perfectly matched for you and your career aspirations.

Sounding good so far? Let's fill you in on what Milestone Education is all about...

This is a unique education recruitment company, as not only will you be pairing candidates with school vacancies, you'll also be an advocate of quality teacher training and wellbeing services.

This role requires you to be based in the head office at Birmingham Business Park, which is a bonus because you'll be surrounded by likeminded, hardworking, and successful colleagues who constantly strive to support and lift each other up on those tricky and testing days.

Established in 2020, Milestone Education have built an extensive database of education professionals in the West Midlands so that schools can receive consistency in their service. We support nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools and SEND provisions in the West Midlands.

We have an excellent reputation in the market and are held in high regard by candidates and clients alike, with our consultants praising Milestone Education as "a great place to work", "a home from home", and "the second-best job I've ever had". High praise indeed.

Committed to investing in our employees, we are fully dedicated to creating a supportive culture complete with a range of incredible employee benefits.

So what's recruiting all about?

As a Recruitment Consultant, you bring schools and educators together, towards a better education experience for pupils. This isn't your standard 9-5 office job.

You will join a thriving team and will be responsible for building your candidate pool and school base across a local area in the West Midlands - and the team around you will be there to support you every step of the way.

Your role will be to:

Delight your customers through strong relationships, leading customer care and delivery of best quality teachers and support staff Proactively build and develop your own candidate database and match them to the right roles (permanent or temporary) Speak and manage your own candidate database, including managing the compliance and vetting of their applications Maintain that all-important personal touch through regular face-to-face client visits, high impact sales conversations and ongoing engagement with key decision makers Meet and exceed agreed targets and objectives

What kind of person are we looking for? And is it you?

Someone who is passionate about the difference education can make in the world

Has experience in recruitment within education or recruitment

Possesses great written and verbal communication Excellent organisation skills and can adopt a project management mindset; be able to prioritise, organise and effectively manage their own desk Enjoy teamwork and are able to demonstrate autonomy and initiative
As part of the Milestone Education team, you will enjoy:

The chance to make a direct impact by supporting crucial functionality in our robust people centric business model Fast professional growth as you gain experience scaling products within a high growth business A fun, supportive and collaborative culture focused on innovation, challenging the status quo and purpose! Flexible office and work from home dynamics Impressive salary opportunities with transparent rewards, available to every individual. 38 days of paid holiday - thanks to 30 days of annual leave plus all bank holidays. That's 7.6 weeks of holiday bliss! Enjoy soft benefits within our milestone honours club, from anything to fortnightly Wednesday wellbeing lunches (food cooked for you every Wednesday!) to breakfast treats, weekly games and incentives to other JUST BECAUSE benefits. Instant ability to grow your career, through our milestone Elevate programme. A personalised acceleration path for every employee backed by internal and external training, coaching and development. Ability to join our Milestone Elite programme, which rewards over performers and history makers with half termly rewards, elite status and financial yearly bonus and other incentives. The opportunity to join the internal Charity Team, driving different and new community initiatives to make an impact locally and on the education sector. Get access to professional counselling services and other internal wellbeing offerings that allow you to seek social, emotional, and financial support. The opportunity to become a valued part of our buzzing culture, focused on bringing likeminded employees together 6 times a year, with 3 additional seasonal events for Easter, Christmas and Summer! An invitation to attend our annual MAC Awards honouring top achievers. A chance to take home awards, recalibrate on the previous year and set up new goals aligned with the business for the following year. (all expenses paid!) An equal opportunity to take part in 3 exclusive days out a year, focusing on delivery of targets which are rewarded by achievers in all roles (not just sales people!) A voice! A leadership team built on hearing every individual, whether it's an idea, feedback on how we can improve what we do or just a good old chin wag. Every person in the business makes the cogs turn, and therefore we couldn't do it without each and every person we employee. Playing an instrumental part of a company who is unwavering in their approach to do things differently, stay humble and enjoy what they do! Recently recognised as a 2023 marketing finalist, for our innovate approach to market on how we do things differently and have achieved fast tracked results in doing so! (We can't give all of our secrets away just yet!)
At Milestone, we really do care about doing things differently. We only want individuals who are eager to be part of our relentless mission to drive change in the education space!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 30,000.00-40,000 per year

Benefits:

Culture Clear Promotional Structure Additional leave Casual dress Company events Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday (40 hours per week on shifts) and reduced hours during the school holidays
Supplemental pay types:

Incentives/Bonus scheme Commission payable monthly
Work Location:

Birmingham, B37 reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Free Parking on site
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Work from home
Work Location: In person