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Education Technology (EdTech), Staffing & Recruitment, SaaS

Resourcer - Newport

NewportOnsiteFull Time£32,000–£32,000 /yrPosted 29 days ago

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Required skills

  • vetting
  • right to work checks
  • candidate fulfillment
  • candidate sourcing

Nice to have

  • teaching experience
  • UK education sector

Role summary

Zen is a rapidly growing EdTech startup that provides an online platform connecting schools with vetted teachers and support staff, aiming to reduce agency costs and increase school budgets. They are seeking a Resourcer to join their operations team in Newport, Wales. The role involves ensuring smooth daily operations, managing candidate liquidity, fulfilling bookings, conducting onboarding and vetting, and enhancing the candidate experience. The company offers competitive salary, ownership, and benefits, emphasizing professional development and a positive social impact.

Location: Newport, Wales

Salary: Up to £32K per annum OTE About us

  • Zen is revolutionising education. Schools spend over £2bn a year on agency staff, and £600m of that goes straight into the pockets of recruitment agencies. That’s why we’ve built an alternative. Our online platform gives schools instant access to hundreds of profiles of fully vetted teachers and support staff. Since launching in 2017, we’ve saved schools over £10m – money that goes straight back into school budgets and increases teachers’ pay. We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets! The opportunity:
  • This is your chance to join a tech startup in hypergrowth. We’re passionate about professional development, and we’ll work to maximise your personal and career growth. We're looking for enthusiastic, mission-driven people who fit our values and are passionate about what we do. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match the job description. Our Ideal Candidate 🙋
  • Passion for companies that have a positive social impact and the education sector
  • Growth Mindset - Adaptable and excited by the prospect of moving fast 🚀
  • ‘Can do’ attitude, bias for action and wants to be part of a growing motivated team.
  • · You love to take ownership and want to grow with us! 🙌
  • · Having experience and/or strong knowledge of the education sector is a big plus Helpful to have but not essential💥
  • Interest in and the desire to work as part of an operations team
  • Strong knowledge of the UK education sector. Formal qualifications / experience in teaching is a huge plus🧠 What will you be doing? 🤔
  • Help ensure the smooth running of daily operations in the business including maintaining liquidity of candidates available for cover as well as ensuring fulfillment of any short term bookings
  • Carry out the necessary onboarding processes and assessment for teachers and teaching assistants📚
  • Interact with candidates in a friendly and helpful manner and maintain positive relationships to keep them on board with us and create a great candidate experience ☀️
  • Increase the number of talented candidates on our platform and help place them in roles by matching their skills to the schools’ requirements
  • Organised with vetting processes and ensure all right to work checks are completed
  • Work collaboratively across the business with the sales and technology teams to help improve efficiency What's in it for you?
  • Work that you want to talk about
  • Competitive salary
  • Ownership in the company
  • 25 days of holiday
  • 1-1 coaching
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Electric Car Scheme We can’t wait to hear from you!
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