43 Education jobs in Northampton

Principal Recruiter - Education - Northampton c. 35,000 - 40,000 p.a. (depending on experience) + Commission

Are you an experienced Education Recruitment Professional ready to take the next step in your career?

Join one of the UK's leading, award-winning education recruitment agencies at our Northampton office, where you'll be part of a supportive, high-performing team working across Northants and Oxford and the surrounding areas.

This is a fantastic opportunity to inherit a warm, high-billing desk with established school partnerships and excellent earning potential from day one.

About Us
We specialise in placing teaching and support staff into primary, secondary, SEND schools, and nurseries. In addition to our direct school relationships, we offer Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions to schools and multi-academy trusts, delivering a strategic, scalable approach to recruitment and workforce management.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 12 months' experience in education recruitment
• Proven track record of billing success and 360 desk management
• Strong business development and relationship-building skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (for school visits)
• A genuine passion for the education sector

Working Hours

• Hybrid model: 2-3 days working from home/office
• Monday to Thursday: 7:00am - 4:30pm
• Friday: 7:00am - 2.30pm

What We Offer

• Up to 45,000 basic salary (depending on experience)
• Uncapped commission with accelerator bonuses and quarterly incentives
• Annual trips abroad for high achievers
• Structured training and development via our in-house L&D team
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (with uncapped paid leave from year 2)
• Benefits package including:
• Pension scheme & death in service cover
• Employee Assistance Programme and eye care support
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme and weekly fruit deliveries

Your Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a successful desk placing education staff across a range of settings
• Build long-term relationships with schools and education professionals
• Conduct client meetings, school visits, and candidate interviews
• Drive new business opportunities across Kent and the wider area
• Achieve personal and team revenue targets in a fast-paced environment

• Reduced hours during school holidays

Apply Today
If you're ready to step up into a Principal Recruiter role and thrive in a supportive, ambitious environment, apply now and we'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.

Principal Recruiter - Education - Northampton c. 35,000 - 40,000 p.a. (depending on experience) + Commission

Are you an experienced Education Recruitment Professional ready to take the next step in your career?

Join one of the UK's leading, award-winning education recruitment agencies at our Northampton office, where you'll be part of a supportive, high-performing team working across Northants and Oxford and the surrounding areas.

This is a fantastic opportunity to inherit a warm, high-billing desk with established school partnerships and excellent earning potential from day one.

About Us
We specialise in placing teaching and support staff into primary, secondary, SEND schools, and nurseries. In addition to our direct school relationships, we offer Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions to schools and multi-academy trusts, delivering a strategic, scalable approach to recruitment and workforce management.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 12 months' experience in education recruitment
• Proven track record of billing success and 360 desk management
• Strong business development and relationship-building skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (for school visits)
• A genuine passion for the education sector

Working Hours

• Hybrid model: 2-3 days working from home/office
• Monday to Thursday: 7:00am - 4:30pm
• Friday: 7:00am - 2.30pm

What We Offer

• Up to 45,000 basic salary (depending on experience)
• Uncapped commission with accelerator bonuses and quarterly incentives
• Annual trips abroad for high achievers
• Structured training and development via our in-house L&D team
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (with uncapped paid leave from year 2)
• Benefits package including:
• Pension scheme & death in service cover
• Employee Assistance Programme and eye care support
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme and weekly fruit deliveries

Your Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a successful desk placing education staff across a range of settings
• Build long-term relationships with schools and education professionals
• Conduct client meetings, school visits, and candidate interviews
• Drive new business opportunities across Kent and the wider area
• Achieve personal and team revenue targets in a fast-paced environment

• Reduced hours during school holidays

Apply Today
If you're ready to step up into a Principal Recruiter role and thrive in a supportive, ambitious environment, apply now and we'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.

Education Recruitment Consultant | Nortampton

Full-Time | ASAP Start

Do you have experience in recruitment? Are you looking for a new role with a company that recognises and rewards high performers?

Join Tradewind Recruitment , one of the UK's leading and fastest-growing education recruitment agencies in our Northampton office as we look to add to our growing team.

We are looking for a motivated individuals with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service to both schools and educators. We pride ourselves on our values and are looking for like-minded people with a natural ability to build long-lasting relationships.

This is an exciting oppurtunity for an experienced education consultant to join a high-performing team in St Albans and take the next step in your career.

What We Offer:

• Above market salaries - depending on experience
• Uncapped commission
• Industry-leading training led by our dedicated in house trainers all year round
• 35+ days annual leave , plus reduced working hours during school holidays
• International incentive trips and monthly team celebrations
• A vibrant and modern office space in Northampton
• A welcoming, high-performing, and supportive team environment

The Role:

• Recruit teachers and support staff for schools in the Northampton
• Source, screen, and place candidates into roles
• Build relationships with schools and educators
• Write compelling CVs and candidate profiles
• Work towards achievable KPIs and earn commission on every placement
• Become a trusted advisor to clients in the education sector

We're Looking For:

• Confident, resilient, and career-minded individuals
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Passion for education and a desire to make a positive impact

About Tradewind Recruitment:

With 25+ years of success , offices across the UK, and a spot on The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For , we pride ourselves on developing our people from within. Many of our top leaders began their journey right where you are now.

Ready to start your career with Tradewind?

Please apply today and a member of the team will be in touch.

Principal Recruiter - Education - Northampton c. £35,000 - £40,000 p.a. (depending on experience) + Commission

Are you an experienced Education Recruitment Professional ready to take the next step in your career?

Join one of the UK's leading, award-winning education recruitment agencies at our Northampton office, where you'll be part of a supportive, high-performing team working across Northants and.

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Our client, North Northamptonshire Council, are looking for a Head of Education Effectiveness to join their team

Purpose of the job
Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, providing strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education Effectiveness for children aged 0 - 16 in North Northamptonshire.

• To support the achievement of the departments strategic aims and vision the postholder will:
• Meet the statutory responsibilities for school improvement to ensure access, quality and outcomes as defined within The Children's Act.
• Contribute to the development of a sustainable system led model for school improvement in response to a shifting educational landscape including broader academisation.
• Drive the best use of resources and create capacity across relevant parts of the school and early years setting system to add value and increase the number of children who achieve a good level of education.
• Work closely with the Inclusion Service, Children's Social Care, and Early Help teams to ensure the same level of opportunity is afforded to all children and young people

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Purpose of the job

• Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, providing strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education
li>To support the achievement of the department’s strategic aims and vision, the postholder will: < i>Meet the statutory responsibilities for school improvement to ensure access, quality and outcomes as defined within The Children’s Act. < i>Contribute to the development of a sustainable system-led model for school improvement in response to a shifting educational landscape, including broader academisation.
• Drive the best use of resources and create capacity across relevant parts of the school and early years setting system to add value and increase the number of children who achieve a good level of education.
• Work closely with the Inclusion Service, Children's Social Care, and Early Help teams to ensure the same level of opportunity is afforded to all children and young people
• This will be delivered in partnership and in line with the priorities as set out within the Council Education
• Improvement Framework (Apply online only), and will be underpinned by the corporate vision, to enable Lancashire to be the best place to live, work, visit and prosper.

Principal responsibilities

• Develop, implement and communicate strategy, policy and operational business plans across the wider area of Education Improvement Services.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans in line with the core purpose and objectives of Education Improvement Services, using judgment to resolve service issues or achieve improvements
• Provide leadership and oversee wide-ranging support for Governors of all schools within our Client so that they can contribute to the work of Governing Boards and raise standards of achievement for all pupils, whilst working within an allocated budget.
• Use innovative and creative thinking to lead on the design and delivery of service objectives, ensuring detailed analysis and evaluation, risk assessment and initiating/scoping improvement projects.
• Leading the delivery of service objectives, working collaboratively with partners to deliver multi-agency initiatives, including the team around the schools and settings model, and facilitating management decision-making, which will have medium to long-term effects on the service.
• Effective leadership and management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service delivery. Leading, developing and promoting a culture of continuous professional development for all staff.
• Ensure robust systems are in place to maintain and produce accurate and timely data required for statutory compliance, monitoring against performance standards and evaluation of service delivery.
• Positively engage with partners and stakeholders nationally, regionally, and locally to advocate and raise the profile of our client's Education Improvement Services. Successfully influencing key decision makers at senior levels, both internal and external to the Council.
• Advise the Client's Corporate Leadership Team and Elected Members on appropriate strategies and policies required to deliver the job purpose. Have a good understanding of the political context at the regional and local level and work constructively and sensitively.
• Effective financial management, including prioritisation of budgets within the context of decreasing resources.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification, e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Evidence of commitment to continuing personal and professional development.

Experience and Knowledge

• Significant professional and/or management experience of a strategic operation/service.
• Experience of credible and relevant education senior leadership sufficient to secure the confidence of school leaders and other system leaders locally and regionally
• Effective Leadership and Management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service delivery.
• Experience in multi-agency collaboration, especially with inclusion, social care, and early help services.
• Successful financial management, including prioritisation of resources.
• Demonstrative record of delivering high-quality services against challenging objectives and resources.
• Experience in leading, inspiring and motivating teams to drive services forward, achieving high-quality delivery within reduced resources.
• Experience of working across services outside of the area of responsibility to ensure delivery of corporate objectives.
• Proven leadership experience, including change management, resource management and strategic HR experience.

Purpose of the job

• Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, providing strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education
li>To support the achievement of the department’s strategic aims and vision, the postholder will: < i>Meet the statutory responsibilities for school improvement to ensure access, quality and outcomes as defined within The Children’s Act. < i>Contribute to the development of a sustainable system-led model for school improvement in response to a shifting educational landscape, including broader academisation.
• Drive the best use of resources and create capacity across relevant parts of the school and early years setting system to add value and increase the number of children who achieve a good level of education.
• Work closely with the Inclusion Service, Children's Social Care, and Early Help teams to ensure the same level of opportunity is afforded to all children and young people
• This will be delivered in partnership and in line with the priorities as set out within the Council Education
• Improvement Framework (Apply online only), and will be underpinned by the corporate vision, to enable Lancashire to be the best place to live, work, visit and prosper.

Principal responsibilities

• Develop, implement and communicate strategy, policy and operational business plans across the wider area of Education Improvement Services.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans in line with the core purpose and objectives of Education Improvement Services, using judgment to resolve service issues or achieve improvements
• Provide leadership and oversee wide-ranging support for Governors of all schools within our Client so that they can contribute to the work of Governing Boards and raise standards of achievement for all pupils, whilst working within an allocated budget.
• Use innovative and creative thinking to lead on the design and delivery of service objectives, ensuring detailed analysis and evaluation, risk assessment and initiating/scoping improvement projects.
• Leading the delivery of service objectives, working collaboratively with partners to deliver multi-agency initiatives, including the team around the schools and settings model, and facilitating management decision-making, which will have medium to long-term effects on the service.
• Effective leadership and management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service delivery. Leading, developing and promoting a culture of continuous professional development for all staff.
• Ensure robust systems are in place to maintain and produce accurate and timely data required for statutory compliance, monitoring against performance standards and evaluation of service delivery.
• Positively engage with partners and stakeholders nationally, regionally, and locally to advocate and raise the profile of our client's Education Improvement Services. Successfully influencing key decision makers at senior levels, both internal and external to the Council.
• Advise the Client's Corporate Leadership Team and Elected Members on appropriate strategies and policies required to deliver the job purpose. Have a good understanding of the political context at the regional and local level and work constructively and sensitively.
• Effective financial management, including prioritisation of budgets within the context of decreasing resources.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification, e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Evidence of commitment to continuing personal and professional development.

Experience and Knowledge

• Significant professional and/or management experience of a strategic operation/service.
• Experience of credible and relevant education senior leadership sufficient to secure the confidence of school leaders and other system leaders locally and regionally
• Effective Leadership and Management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service delivery.
• Experience in multi-agency collaboration, especially with inclusion, social care, and early help services.
• Successful financial management, including prioritisation of resources.
• Demonstrative record of delivering high-quality services against challenging objectives and resources.
• Experience in leading, inspiring and motivating teams to drive services forward, achieving high-quality delivery within reduced resources.
• Experience of working across services outside of the area of responsibility to ensure delivery of corporate objectives.
• Proven leadership experience, including change management, resource management and strategic HR experience.

Our client, North Northamptonshire Council, are looking for a Head of Education Effectiveness to join their team

Purpose of the job
Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, providing strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education Effectiveness for children aged 0 - 16 in North Northamptonshire.

• To support the achievement of the departments strategic aims and vision the postholder will:
• Meet the statutory responsibilities for school improvement to ensure access, quality and outcomes as defined within The Children's Act.
• Contribute to the development of a sustainable system led model for school improvement in response to a shifting educational landscape including broader academisation.
• Drive the best use of resources and create capacity across relevant parts of the school and early years setting system to add value and increase the number of children who achieve a good level of education.
• Work closely with the Inclusion Service, Children's Social Care, and Early Help teams to ensure the same level of opportunity is afforded to all children and young people

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.