Education Recruitment Consultant – Account Manager

EQL Tech (sales & engineering talent)

Account Manager for a Manchester-based education recruitment business. Responsible for placing supply teachers and building relationships with school clients across the region.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £35,000 - £45,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Our client is a Manchester-based education recruitment business building their schools temp desk.
Looking for an Account Manager to own a portfolio of schools across the Manchester region.
Placing supply teachers, cover supervisors, and teaching assistants on a daily and short-term supply basis.
Manage and grow school client relationships at headteacher and school business manager level.
Develop new school business across Manchester.
Work closely with a candidate resourcing function to maintain strong talent pipelines for your schools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience on a temporary education recruitment desk placing supply teachers, TAs, or cover supervisors into schools
A track record of managing school client relationships at leadership level and developing new school business — not purely candidate resourcing
Genuine ATS/CRM fluency in your daily workflow
7am desk discipline during term time
Mindset - education recruitment is not easy, but it can be better. If you take full ownership of your actions, can share your opinions constructively, and are open to learning daily, this could be a great place for you to continue your career.
Not suitable for internal recruitment or HR backgrounds. School-facing temp desk experience is essential.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base: £35,000–£45,000 depending on experience
Commission: £5,500/half term (mid-level) | £13,000/half term (top level)
OTE: ~£68,000–£78,000 (mid) | ~£113,000–£123,000 (top)
Location: Central Manchester — hybrid-based
Hours: 7am–5pm term time; shorter hours during school holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

temporary education recruitmentplacing supply teachersplacing teaching assistantsplacing cover supervisorsclient relationship managementbusiness development

Soft Skills

ownershipconstructive feedbackopenness to learningdiscipline