Talent Acquisition Specialist – Education Sector

Talent Acquisition Specialist – Education | Sydney

Join a warm, established education team and build your career in Talent Acquisition.

Are you a people-focused recruiter, resourcer or talent acquisition skilled looking for your next opportunity?

Pperhaps you already have experience in recruitment, HR or talent acquisition, or you're coming from an education, administration or customer-focused background and want to build a career in recruitment.

We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our established Education team in Sydney.

This is an opportunity to join a warm, established team with an existing candidate network, strong market knowledge and a supportive team around you.

You won't be expected to figure everything out on your own. You'll have the training, tools, systems and experienced recruitment team around you to help you succeed.

Most importantly, you'll have the opportunity to build genuine relationships with educators and help connect them with opportunities where they can thrive.

Why Join Us?

A warm, established education team

You're not walking into a cold desk.

You'll join an established education recruitment team with existing candidates, active vacancies and strong relationships across the sector.

You'll work closely with experienced Recruitment Consultants who will support you in identifying great candidates and connecting them with the right opportunities.

Build your career in Education Talent Acquisition

You'll develop specialist knowledge across the education sector, working with candidates across:

- Early Childhood
- Primary
- Secondary
- Special Education
- CRT and temporary education

You'll learn how to source, attract, screen, engage and onboard educators while developing a strong understanding of the recruitment lifecycle.

Learn from experienced recruiters

You don't need to know everything on day one.

You'll receive training, coaching and ongoing support while developing your recruitment skills.

You'll learn how to:





Source candidates → Build relationships → Screen → Interview → Present → Onboard → Retain

As you grow, you'll have the opportunity to take on more responsibility and develop commercially.

Genuine career progression

This role is designed for someone who wants to build a career, not simply take another job.

As your skills and experience grow, there are opportunities to progress into:

Talent Acquisition → Recruitment Consultant → Senior Recruitment Consultant → Account Management / Leadership

There are also opportunities to develop further within talent acquisition, compliance and candidate management.

Flexible working

We offer a genuine hybrid working environment, with flexibility to work from home and from our centrally located Sydney office.

And yes, we like to have some fun too.

Recruitment is fast-paced, but it should also be enjoyable.

You'll have access to:

- Quarterly bonuses
- Birthday leave
- Prospero Social Committee
- Regular team events and activities
- A supportive and collaborative team environment
- Regular coaching and development

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who is:

- Naturally warm, friendly and people-focused
- Confident communicating with candidates over the phone, email and video
- Organised and great with attention to detail
- Proactive and comfortable taking ownership
- Curious and eager to learn
- Comfortable working towards goals and targets
- Resilient and positive
- A strong relationship builder
- Excited by the opportunity to build a career in recruitment

You may have experience in:

- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- HR
- Resourcing
- Candidate management




- Administration
- Education
- Customer service

Recruitment experience is advantageous, but not essential.

We're much more interested in your attitude, communication skills, work ethic and potential.

What will you be doing?

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you'll be responsible for supporting the full candidate journey.

Your day could include:

- Sourcing and attracting quality education candidates
- Speaking with educators about their career goals and availability
- Conducting candidate screening and interviews
- Managing candidate profiles and documentation
- Building and maintaining strong candidate relationships
- Supporting compliance and onboarding
- Matching candidates with suitable school opportunities
- Maintaining accurate CRM records
- Supporting recruitment campaigns and candidate attraction strategies
- Re-engaging existing candidates
- Working closely with Recruitment Consultants to convert candidates into placements

The role is about more than finding CVs.

It's about finding the right person, understanding what they want and helping them take their next career step.

Why Talent Acquisition?

Because recruitment is about people.

You could help an international teacher secure their first role in Australia.

You could help an experienced educator find a school that’s the perfect fit.

You could help a graduate take their first step into education.

And you could help a school find the person they desperately need.

Every successful placement starts with a great candidate conversation.

That's where you come in.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established education team, learn from experienced recruiters, develop specialist market knowledge and build a long-term career in Talent Acquisition and recruitment.

Warm team. Established market. Education sector. Training and coaching. Hybrid working. Career progression. Supportive culture. Real opportunity to grow.

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📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist – Education Sector (City of Sydney)
🏢 Prospero Group
📍 City of Sydney