Experience

GSL Education

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Kent Branch Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Drawing on a wealth of experience since 2006, I always aim to raise the bar in Education Recruitment offered to schools, teachers and support staff in the local Kent area. Commitment to the highest levels of customer service, I can offer staffing solutions that meet criteria to ensure long-term partnerships based on trust will be forged. All candidates are fully vetted according to safeguarding standards as dictated by the Department for Education and Schools with vetting details sent immediately upon each and every booking. Caring, devoted and dedicated to ensuring all client and candidates needs are met, I Iook forward to working with you and nurturing your ambitions.



Supply Desk limited

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal Consultant Oct 16 - Oct 17, Senior Consultant Mar 13 - Sept 16

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2017

  -Ensuring a quality, personalised, professional service delivered to a client base of both Primary and Secondary Schools across SE Kent including: Swale, Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet, Dover and Shepway as well as Tunbridge Wells Secondary -Using my sector knowledge to closely understand and match candidates to prospective positions and offering recruitment solutions to help improve schools which has led to a positive impact both academically and personally on the pupils and local community - Building strong relationships with candidates culminating in a happy supply and permanent teacher work-force, offering a variety of opportunities to further careers and personal prospects - Strong belief in listening and being proactive in helping both clients and candidates find what they are seeking and forging strong alliances built on trust and respect that last the test of time -During my tenure at Supply Desk, my key successes have been developing and implementing Business Development Strategies to exponentially grow my client base - maintained through consistently high volume of visits throughout the year and gaining continual feedback to ensure delivery at its optimum -Consistency in exceeding targets and upholding the highest quality of products and services -Assisting in sales and visit training as well as leading by example in undertaking and prioritising activities that yield results -Won BEST NEWCOMER AWARD for outstanding sales achievement in 2013 -Won CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD in 2014

• Senior Education Consultant

  • Apr 2006 - Feb 2013

  -Team Lead on Business expansion -Singlehandly brought several new clients in addition to maximizing business from a large existing candidate portfolio -Quickly promoted from Trainee to Senior Lead Consultant for the company (reporting directly to owner and Managing Director) with most active patch - Developed and managed team - Close mentoring, imparting sector knowledge, hands-on field training and prioritizing weekly strategic sales activities - Maintained role as key Business Developer - marketing, cold-calling to gain meetings with decision makers of varying levels of seniority in both Primary and Secondary Schools. Eliciting an understanding of each clients needs from regular in person visits, building up relationships to the point of becoming school's preferred supplier - Over first 3 years, prior to additional hires, single-handedly responsible for tripling client portfolio + taking over full management of existing accounts - Responsible for creating new marketing campaigns + ways to both differentiate our services and canvass candidates - Successfully led 5 Quality Mark Audits (GSL achieving 100% in each one) - Refining vetting processes - Led two International Recruitment Campaigns to Australia to attract Australian teachers to UK teaching jobs. - Attracted UK Head Teachers to join the trips to interview the candidates for their own and neighboring schools' vacancies - Retained hands on involvement (due to small team size) in resourcing best candidates on the market for individual and team vacancies to ensure 100% vacancy/placement ratio - Involved in in-house recruitment - Ensured smooth management of Intervention Programs 2013 - Playing an integral part in developing GSL Education business plan objectives -Responsible for resolving client and candidate queries -Responsible for seamless managment of supply and day-day office activities