Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Start Your Recruitment Career with Real Training and Real Progression
No experience needed. Just drive, confidence, and the willingness to learn. We’ll teach you everything else. You’ll receive structured training, hands-on development, and a clear path into a Consultant or Senior role.
Key Responsibilities
• Learn sourcing, screening and compliance processes
• Build relationships with educators and schools
• Shadow experienced consultants before taking ownership of tasks
• Work toward achievable targets with full support
What You Bring
• Drive and resilience
• Confidence speaking to people
• Proactive mindset
• Background in customer service or sales helpful but not essential
What Success Looks Like
• Clear progression into Recruitment Consultant
• Development through regular coaching sessions
• A desk that grows with your ability
Package and Benefits
• £27,700 basic plus uncapped commission
• 32 days holiday plus your birthday off
• Reduced working hours during school holidays, full pay
• Great Place to Work certified culture
• EAP, wellbeing support, incentives and regular events
• Clear promotion routes and structured development
• Office-based role
About Supply Desk
Supply Desk is a national education recruitment agency supporting schools across the UK since 2002. We’re Great Place to Work certified, we invest heavily in training and development, and we pride ourselves on doing recruitment properly, not aggressively. Our teams work closely with schools, helping them secure the right educators while building long-term, trusted relationships. We’re big enough to offer stability and progression, but small enough that your work genuinely matters and your ideas actually get used.