Service Administrator
Barnsley, South Yorkshire

£26,000PA
Permanent

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Service Administrator to join our growing team in Barnsley. This role is essential in supporting our recruitment consultants and ensuring that schools across South Yorkshire are matched with high-quality education professionals.

You'll be involved in three key areas:

* Sourcing new and exciting candidates across the South Yorkshire region

* Clearing candidates quickly, efficiently, and safely, ensuring all compliance checks are complete

* Maintaining regular candidate compliance, including updates every 12 weeks, 6 months, and annually

* Managing system updates and CV creation

* This role is ideal for someone looking to break into the recruitment sector or for an experienced administrator who wants to make a genuine impact in the education space.

Key Responsibilities:

* Support the sales team with candidate resourcing using job boards, websites, and social media

* Send and track candidate documents to prepare them for interviews

* Manage and monitor safeguarding and compliance, including reference checks and documentation updates

* Keep candidate availability records up to date in our internal system

* Communicate with candidates regularly by phone and email

* Assist with candidate retention and engagement through follow-up calls and digital communication

* Help run candidate open days both in-office and off-site

* Let's be honest - this role isn't for someone shy on the phone. You'll need to be confident, driven, and proactive when it comes to chasing candidates and keeping processes moving.

What we're looking for:

* Experience in a customer service or sales environment is essential

* Excellent time management and the ability to multitask under pressure

* Strong communication and rapport-building skills

* A team player who is ready to get stuck in and learn

What we offer:

* Competitive salary

* Free on-site parking

* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays

* Birthday day off and a wellbeing day each year

* Flexible/reduced working hours during school summer holidays

* CPD support and real opportunities for progression

We are a Best Companies award-winning business that truly invests in its people. If you want to work somewhere that values hard work, celebrates success, and supports personal development, this could be the role for you