Education Recruitment Consultant (Permanent Schools) – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane

This is a role targeted at current Education Recruitment Consultants (or strong 360 recruiters) who want to work within the Australian market — and would like the added benefit of a role that includes paid travel across Australia.

Our client is a well-established education recruitment business, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality permanent recruitment solutions to schools across Australia. They are now looking for an experienced Permanent Schools Consultant to recruit across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with the flexibility to be based in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for somebody who loves perm recruitment, enjoys building long-term partnerships, and wants the chance to build a high-performing desk across WA and NT — while travelling to meet schools and candidates in person at least once a quarter (paid travel).

The Role

You will be responsible for the permanent recruitment of school-based roles across all sectors including:

• Government schools

• Catholic schools

• Independent schools

You’ll recruit across a broad range of roles, including:

• Classroom teachers

• Specialist teachers

• Leadership / executive appointments

• Support staff (where required)

This is a 360 recruitment role, so you must be comfortable managing the full recruitment process, including:

• Business development and client acquisition

• Building and managing client relationships

• Candidate sourcing, screening and interviewing

• Shortlisting, interview management, offers and onboarding

• Pipeline management and proactive candidate marketing

Travel

A key part of this role is relationship-building and market understanding. Because of this, the successful candidate will have paid travel to WA and the NT at least once per quarter, meeting schools, visiting clients, and spending time face-to-face with candidates.

So not only will you be recruiting nationally, you’ll also get to travel around Australia as part of your role.

What You’ll Need

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Recruitment experience (education recruitment strongly preferred, but strong recruiters from other sectors will be considered)

• Proven billing/performance background

• Confidence managing a 360 desk

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build long-term client relationships

• A proactive, resilient and consultative approach

• Ability to work autonomously, managing a territory desk across WA and NT

• A full driving licence (for school visits and travel)

• Willingness to obtain / hold a Working With Children Check (as required for school site visits)

Experience / Eligibility Criteria

To meet the requirements for this position, you must have one of the following:
(A) A minimum of 5 years’ recruitment experience, OR
(B) A minimum of 2 years’ recruitment experience, plus a relevant degree (e.g., Business, Education or similar).

Salary / Package

• Basic salary: negotiable (dependent on experience)

• Commission (uncapped)

• Superannuation (as per Australian legislation)

Visa / Sponsorship

Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates, subject to meeting the experience requirements above and standard visa criteria.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to build a permanent desk across WA and NT

• Flexibility to be based in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane

• Paid travel across Australia at least once a quarter

• Strong brand and existing client relationships to leverage

• Supportive team environment and long-term career progression

• A role that makes a genuine difference to schools and communities

Interested?

The interview process will begin with Fox Search, so please ensure you have an up-to-date CV detailing:

• your recruitment career history

• your billing performance / targets (where possible)

• the types of clients and candidates you recruit

• any key successes or awards

If you prefer, you can contact Sarah McCluskey directly via LinkedIn for a confidential discussion.