Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity within our Social Care team based in Head Office for a Consultant to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter within our Social Care division.

You will be recruiting to help the most vulnerable in our community, covering;

• Children’s Services
• Nurseries
• Young offenders
• Residential homes
• Adult Services
• Housing

The Role:

• Recruiting candidates for a range of social care roles for clients in your assigned area.
• Promoting candidates to clients to match the best talent to the work available.
• Taking bookings for day to day and long-term supply work working proactively to fill them with your best candidates.
• Maintaining relationships with existing clients through effective account management to generate ongoing and long-term business.
• Developing new business sales through regular calls and visits to non-using and lapsed clients selling in your services and candidates
• Using the recruitment CRM to execute all client and candidate actions.
• Maintaining relevant intelligence on your clients and candidates to support the branch strategy.
• Supporting your clients with community and fundraising activities
• Working to and exceeding key performance indicators and targets set by the Branch Manager.
• Partnering with Recruitment Consultants across different departments to cross and up-sell services and products.

What we offer:

• A basic salary typically between £29,000 to £35,000 per annum (although this is negotiable depending on experience.
• Commission based on performance and regular incentives/sales campaigns.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and if you stay with us for two years that’ll increase to 27
• You can buy up to 10 more holidays and we will give you your birthday off
• Health cash-back scheme, where you can obtain money back for things such as dental and optical costs.
• If you’re a saver then you can save in our Christmas savings scheme with 3% interest
• Refer a friend scheme, where we offer between £250 and £500 for each successful referral into the business.

About you:

• Ideally you will have previous experience of working in agency recruitment or business development/sales
• Is able to source, recruit and retain staff for a range of roles.
• Knowledgeable of recruitment, vetting and compliance procedures or possesses willing to learn and develop (ideally)
• Able to effectively negotiate and close sales working to set targets and KPIs
• Demonstrates commercial awareness through understanding of gross profit and margin control.
• Comfortable conversing with lapsed and non-using clients to develop new business.
• Has excellent customer service skills to deliver a warm and efficient service to existing clients.
• Offers personable and calm approach to build effective working relationships with candidates.
• Remains calm and proactive when working under pressure to resolve challenging situations.
• Holds a full UK driving license.