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Trainee Recruitment Consultant

AcademicsSouthampton, Hampshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 5 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Entry Level

Job Description

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Education Sector
Southampton

Academics are searching for a driven Trainee Recruitment Consultant or experienced Recruiter to join our Hampshire office based in Ocean Village, Southampton. This is to start ASAP.

You will be taking over an existing desk within the office with using schools across Hampshire. You will be required to build on those existing relationships with both schools and candidates, and develop new ones.

Academics in Southampton is one of our most established branches, running over 10 years with a fantastic reputation for both clients and candidates in the area. Academics are one of the largest education recruitment consultancies in the UK, with offices in England and Wales. Our Education Recruitment Consultants provide teachers, teaching assistants and school support staff to over a thousand Primary and Secondary schools every day in the UK, for both short and long-term assignments.

Based in Ocean Village with free parking, you will benefit from an excellent commission structure, with the potential to earn from day one, as well as:
Generous holiday allowance and reduced hours during school holidays
Extensive & thorough training both internal and external
Friendly, supportive colleagues with a positive team ethos
Extensive candidate and client database
Salary negotiable based on experience

We welcome applications from ambitious trainees who want to embark on their first role in recruitment. We will also be considering applications from more experienced recruiters who are looking for a new challenge where they can progress in their career.

You will need 'can do' approach to work and plenty of enthusiasm and energy to be the right fit for our team. We are an experienced and hardworking team looking for other like-minded consultants with a passion for education.

Role responsibilities:

Learning the 360 Recruitment Role
Advertising on job boards & CV searching
Pre-screening candidates and meeting candidates face to face for registration
Completing compliance checks to a Gold Standard
Building relationships with using and non-using schools, servicing their recruitment needs
Building strong relationships with your candidates - marketing your candidates out to your client schools
Managing, maintaining and growing your business

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about this Trainee Recruitment Consultant position, please apply to this advert today.

Trainee Recruitment Consultant / Recruitment Consultant - Southampton

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.

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