Job Description

Join the Best - Senior Education Recruitment Consultant

Tradewind Recruitment | London (Holborn HQ)

Are you ready to take your education recruitment career to the next level? Join Tradewind Recruitment, London's number one teaching agency. With over 25 years of success, 15 offices across the UK, & also internationally in Australia, Los Angeles and Cape Town, and a powerhouse Holborn head office of 70+ staff, we're a market leader, and we're growing fast.

This is a billing-focused senior role, designed for experienced consultants who want to do what they do best: win business, build relationships, and place candidates.

What's in It for You?

  • Outstanding earning potential: £35,000-£60,000 basic salary (DOE) with uncapped commission and super commission
  • 43 days off per year: 35 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
  • Reduced hours in school holidays: 4.5-hour workdays
  • Clear, transparent career progression with a proven promotional structure
  • Full back-office support: in-house compliance, payroll, and resourcing teams
  • Supportive, people-first culture with wellbeing initiatives and extensive CPD

The Role: What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Education Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for driving business development and billing across London boroughs, working within one of our specialist teams:

  • SEN
  • Secondary Support
  • Secondary Teachers
  • Primary East
  • Primary West
  • SANZA Teaching Agency

Your focus will be purely on sales, relationships, and placements. You will be supported by dedicated resourcers and compliance teams, allowing you to concentrate on maximising revenue and growing your desk.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Proactive business development with schools across your designated boroughs
  • Cold calling, business development calls, and strategic follow-ups
  • Sending marketing mailers and candidate availability updates to schools
  • Conducting school visits and face-to-face meetings
  • Building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with schools and candidates
  • Managing and growing accounts to maximise placements and billing

What We're Looking For

  • Minimum 12 months' experience as an education recruitment consultant
  • Proven success in billing and business development
  • Strong knowledge of the education recruitment market
  • Confident communicator with a consultative, relationship-led approach
  • Resilient, driven, and motivated to achieve outstanding results
  • Values-led and aligned with Tradewind's commitment to quality and service

Why Tradewind?

Tradewind Recruitment is consistently rated as one of the top education recruitment agencies in the UK, with exceptional retention rates, glowing 5-star reviews, and a reputation for developing high-performing consultants into long-term leaders.

If you want to work for the best agency in education recruitment-and become the best version of yourself-this is the role for you.

Apply Now

Send your CV to daniela.servini@twrecruitment.com
Or call Daniela for a confidential chat on 07435 014418

Learn more at www.twrecruitment.com
Follow us on socials: @TradewindCareers