Recruitment coordinator

Springwell Leeds Academy, Leeds, LS10 3JA

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,510.00 - £28,316.00 Annually (Actual) Full time, 52 weeks, Hybrid

Recruitment coordinator job summary

Job Title: Recruitment Coordinator Salary range: £25,510 - £28,316 per annum Location: Hybrid and West/ North Yorkshire Full Time, Permanent

We are excited to offer this newly created role within the Wellspring Academy Trust for our brand new cross regional recruitment team. The Recruitment Coordinator will play a pivotal role in the operation and success of the new team.

Job role: We are looking for a Recruitment Coordinator to join our cross regional team to search and source for the best talent, work on continuous improvement strategies and maintain incredible stakeholder relationships.

We are currently going through an exciting period of growth and we require someone who is used to recruiting to niche and specialist roles and using their own initiative to attract talent in new and interesting ways.

What you'll do:

• Proactively search for and pool talent for senior and specialist, live and future vacancies

• Working as a team to reduce agency spending and raise brand awareness in key markets

• Partner with the Recruitment Manager to complement other direct sourcing methods and develop talent pools for key future vacancies

• Review continuous improvement projects and share ideas

• Maintain relationships with stakeholders, being on hand to assist when needed.

• Uphold the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding the children and young people in our care by championing our safer recruitment standards

• Promoting EDI in your role and how we can continue to keep educated on this maintaining continuous education on best practices

What we're looking for:

• Continuous improvement experience

• Previous experience in taking recruitment manager briefs on key roles

• Proven experience in searching for candidates using a variety of different platforms and qualifying candidates before presenting them to the stakeholders

• The ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders

• A firm understanding of advertising content and methods and able to generate further ideas and trial them

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Recruitment/ Resourcer or admin experience in education advantageous

• Working in a hybrid role, flexibility is key to cover the needs of our schools and fulfil the role

Why join us?

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Membership of a generous pension scheme

• Offering the flexibility and work life balance with the hybrid model

• Continued CPD training and professional development

• Upskilling opportunities - invest in us and we will in you. If you are passionate about a career in education we have a plethora of training opportunities.

• Guided pathways for your career - individualised to suit you

• Wellbeing champions on site at all schools

• Regular wellbeing activities encouraging staff interaction

• Independent SAS school advisory service accessible for all staff

About the trust

Wellspring Academy Trust was established in 2013. Since then, we have grown into a vibrant community of 33 schools. Our schools are unique and united in aim - to make a difference. We are a mixed community of mainstream Secondary and Primary, Special, and Alternative Provision schools. We operate in eight local authority areas, spanning South, West and North Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire. Our work has developed beyond our classrooms to offer wider services to benefit other schools and communities.

Next Steps If you would like more information, please see the attached job description and if this sounds the role for you then simply click apply now and complete the application form.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
This position will be advertised on multiple sites/ platforms due to nature of the role being cross regional/ hybrid

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Springwell Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All candidates successfully selected for interview are required to complete a self-disclosure form.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Springwell Leeds Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springwell Leeds Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springwell-leeds-academy

Springwell Leeds Academy is a special school for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

We are located on three sites accross the city of Leeds in Middleton, Seacroft and Tinshill - check job details for where each role is based.

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