Recruitment Consultant

Company: Protocol Education
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Education Recruitment Consultant – Join the Team That’s Shaping Futures!

£28,000 – £34,000 base salary (depending on experience) + £5k-£20k OTELeeds City Centre | Office hours between 7:00am – 5:30pm, Monday to FridayFull UK driving licence and access to a car required

At Protocol Education, we don’t just fill jobs-we change lives. We’re in the business of connecting passionate educators with the schools that need them most, making a real impact in classrooms across the UK.

If you’re ambitious, driven, and ready to build a career this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We’re looking for driven individuals with at least 1-2 years of solid sales or recruitment experience who can demonstrate commitment, resilience, and a real hunger to succeed. This is a fast-paced, rewarding role where effort directly translates into progression and earning potential.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Building and managing relationships with schools across your area
  • Making a high volume of outbound sales calls to both warm and cold clients
  • Sourcing, interviewing, and supporting teachers and support staff
  • Matching candidates to roles that suit their skills and preferences
  • Managing bookings for daily supply, long-term, and permanent roles
  • Visiting schools and developing long-term partnerships
  • Working towards activity and revenue targets within a supportive team
  • Handling the fast-moving nature of education recruitment – no two days are the same

Let’s Be Honest:

This is not an easy job. It’s fast-paced, target-driven, and requires resilience.

  • Early starts to support schools before the day begins
  • Last-minute cancellations and urgent staffing requests
  • Competing priorities and tight deadlines
  • Candidates changing availability at short notice
  • High activity expectations

But it’s also hugely rewarding:

  • You’ll help schools stay fully staffed and running smoothly
  • You’ll support educators into meaningful work
  • You’ll build valuable sales and relationship management skills
  • Your success is recognised and financially rewarded
  • You’ll develop quickly in a performance-driven environment

What We’re Looking For:

  • Minimum 1-2 years’ solid experience in sales or recruitment
  • Proven commitment in previous roles
  • Resilience and ability to thrive under pressure
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Ambition and hunger to succeed financially and professionally
  • Organised, proactive, and target-driven mindset
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a car (essential)

What’s In It For You?

  • Uncapped commission structure
  • Clear career progression opportunities
  • Industry-leading training and ongoing development
  • Supportive, high-energy team environment
  • Opportunity to build your own desk and client base
  • City centre office location
  • Work from home on a Wednesday once up and running
  • Annual leave starting at 28 days + Bank holidays and increasing by 1 day each additional year up to a total of 33.
  • Flexible benefits packages including access to a virtual GP

Ready to build a career where your hard work makes a real difference?Join Protocol Education and be part of a team that’s shaping futures every day.

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Posted: March 27th, 2026