Education Recruitment Consultant (internal)/ Recruitment Officer -  Salary Dependent Upon Experience – 37.5 hours per week. Hybrid working

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Education Recruiter to join our busy team, recruiting to a variety of roles within our Education division. The role will be predominantly home based however, you will work from our Halesowen Support Centre 1 - 2 days per week.

As the specialist Education Recruiter, you will bring a wealth of experience of recruiting for a variety of positions within schools to include Teaching Assistants, through to Teachers of varying specialisms and up to and including Head Teachers. You will be comfortable in utilising a variety of sourcing methods to attract the best candidates within the sector. 

Keys Group deliver specialist care to both Adults and Children within a number of settings to include Residential Children's homes, Schools, Activity Centres, Adult Residential Services and Supported Living settings. This care is delivered by our 3 brands; Keys, Accomplish and Peak.

Keys deliver therapeutic education services to young people and support for their families. Our schools strive to achieve the potential of all our pupils by creating an environment where they can thrive. By putting the right support and resources in place for each and every child, we have achieved outstanding or good ratings from OFSTED in the vast majority of our schools.

As an Education Recruiter you will:

• Build excellent working relationships across the division, offering guidance and advise on all things recruitment
• Have a full understanding of the recruitment needs of each school and through regular communication, a thorough understanding of the key priorities
• Advertise roles as needed across a number of job boards and the knowledge and experience of the most appropriate sourcing methods.
• Strive to continually challenge our recruitment processes and candidate attraction methods to ensure we are always the best in practice
• Review and sift CVs, always striving to select the best candidates in the market
• Build relationships within candidates to ensure they have a full understanding of the role and school prior to interview
• Provide feedback to candidates post interview – both positive and negative
• Compile weekly reports to share with our operations colleagues
• Arrange and attend recruitment open events
• Compile candidate offers including contracts with accuracy
• Resolve queries by telephone, email and in person

We are looking for an experienced Recruiter that is:

• Experienced in recruiting within the Education sector, managing multiple vacancies across a number of geographical locations at any one time (essential)
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise
• Motivated by a passion for quality and forging strong professional relationships
• Organised and methodical with an A* candidate experience at the forefront of every step
• Willing with a 'Can-do' attitude
• A great communicator with attention to detail
• Computer literate

Why join us as a Recruiter:

• Competitive Salary - dependant upon experience
• Cycle to Work Scheme – a healthy way to travel to work
• Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance – via our Employee Assistance Program though an online portal or over the telephone
• Induction- We pay for you to attend our comprehensive induction and on-going training
• Accomplish Stars – All of our employees are stars in our eyes and do some amazing things each and every day. Our employees can be awarded with an Accomplish Star and each month, a star is rewarded with a fantastic prize
• Discounts at High Street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car – available via a Blue Light card that you will have access to as a Health and Social Care Employee
• Long Service Awards – receive 2 weeks extra annual leave and 2 weeks’ pay for reaching 10 years’ service!
• Health Scheme – employees can opt into paying for a cash healthcare plan through their salary. This enables employees to claim back money towards general day to day healthcare such as opticians and dentists