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 professional 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 cooperative 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 (Sydney)
🏢 Prospero Group
📍 Sydney