The Aquinas Academy - Graduate and trainee jobs

Job title: Graduate Recruitment Academy
Location: Kings Cross, London 
Start date: April 2023
Position: Full-time
Application close date: April 2023
Salary scale: £18,000 - £24,000/annum + Bonus 

Graduate Recruitment Academy - Graduates and Trainees needed! 

Here at Aquinas Education, we are currently looking for recent graduates and trainee recruitment consultants to join our graduate recruitment academy which will be taking place from April 2023! This will be an initial 6-week program which will give you all the training and knowledge you need to be a successful recruitment consultant with Aquinas Education.

About the Academy 

• Our aim is to find fresh talent who are looking to enter the world of education recruitment, train you, develop your skills, and teach you the Aquinas way.
• This will involve a 6-week consultant training program, with ongoing mentoring and support after graduating from the academy.
• First-class training around everything education recruitment, from sourcing candidates to building your own desk within the company and bringing on new business.
• Working alongside experienced recruiters and top billers within the company gives you all the tools you need to be successful.
• The opportunity to visit and train within our branches across the UK in order to get the full Aquinas experience including London, Nottingham and Birmingham.
• Helps you build and develop your own expertise within the company, with financial incentives and a clear path of progression at Aquinas Education.
• Consultant to branch manager can be achieved within 2 years at Aquinas, and as we continue to grow to new heights we are looking for motivated individuals to join us on our amazing journey!

What we are looking for 

• A recent graduate in any field or have previous experience in a sales-based role. We will also consider those looking to make a successful career change to education recruitment.
• Be a driven and ambitious individual, with the motivation to build a successful career within education recruitment.
• Have to ability to show autonomy and good initiative, as well as work well within a wider team environment.
• Strong communication skills both over the phone and written.
• Goal-orientated with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment, and good time-management skills.

What we can offer you 

• First-class training and continuous development during the Aquinas Academy, and ongoing mentor support throughout your journey with us.
• Financial incentives every step of the way including a generous commission/bonus scheme, and annual salary reviews as well as one straight after you graduate from the academy.
• Clear path for progression within the company as we are always keen to promote from within. We have had consultants become branch managers within 2 years of working for the company.
• Reduced working hours during all school holidays, as well as extended lunches for gym goers.
• MacBook Pro and iPhone are provided for all new starters.
• Brand new office located within a 5-minute walk from Kings Cross St. Pancras Station

A word from our Sales Director

" I am delighted to announce our first Aquinas Graduate Academy!

After falling into recruitment from school, a job I had never been told about it was something that I absolutely loved.

With the help of some of the best consultants and mentors along the way I realised, it was an industry I loved and thrived in!

It's hard work and the harder you work the more you get out of it for sure but those mentors along the way can be vital in you becoming the top person in your industry and open up doors that I never thought would open!

There are lots of opportunities in recruitment and we want to train you, mentor you and help you find the most successful role within our industry.

If you are looking for a role in recruitment, or want to start your career in recruitment then get in touch to find out more!" - Sam Leggit Sales Director 

The role of an Education Recruitment Consultant 

• Actively source and qualify candidates for schools across the UK.
• Managing clients’ needs and expectations by working alongside Aquinas Education.
• Maintaining strong working relationships with both schools and candidates.
• Growing and building on new and existing businesses by speaking to schools and assisting with their recruitment/staff needs

About Aquinas Education 

Aquinas Education is the most unique education recruitment agency in the UK. We specialise in sourcing, supplying and supporting all of our supply staff on a very personal level, making sure they share the same objectives and ethos we strive to give in our unique approach. We have grown from a company in Nottingham to now having branches across the East Midlands, London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle.

As well as supply we have a foundation side that works on a personal level with all schools to help with attendance and behavioural issues with role models such as Jermaine Jenas helping to inspire the children of Nottingham and London.

If you are interested in joining our fast-growing team and becoming a successful consultant with Aquinas Education, please contact us today and we will guide you through the process and answer any additional questions you may have.

How to apply 

To apply to the Academy or for more information contact us today at sam@aquinaseducation.co.uk or call on 07810 511 177 | 020 3890 6767

If this role isn’t quite right for you, or you’d be interested in future positions in London or any of the areas we cover, please feel free to register by clicking the box below.

We’re recruiting too!

We are always looking for great people across the UK, to become Education Recruitment Consultants. Aquinas Education team is a great place to work. We offer some of the best salaries and the most generous bonus structures around. We also proudly train and promote our team, with all of our office managers around the UK being promoted from within. 

About Aquinas Education

Aquinas Education is a unique education recruitment agency with offices across the UK. We specialise in sourcing, supplying and supporting our supply staff on a personal level, making sure that they share the same objectives and ethos we strive to give in our individual approach. Saint Thomas Aquinas is the Patron Saint of Education, which is where our name originated from.

Our ethos is quite simple; we strongly promote ambition within schools and educational environments. We are ambitious for our pupils, schools, teachers and other educational workers in an ethical and modern setting. We want to promote the positive meaning of the phrase

“to be ambitious”.

Not only do we supply the most competent teachers and support staff around, we also give back to the schools by offering a reward scheme, continued support and the chance for positive role models to visit the schools individually. Working within the education sector we believe schools deliver a very high standard of care and teaching. We endeavour to match these aspirations by providing a highly professional service and the best staff available.

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.