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 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!
- 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.
- Interest in and the desire to work as part of an sales team.
- Passion for interacting and managing relationships with customers.
- Strong knowledge of the UK education sector. Formal qualifications / experience in teaching is a huge plus.🧠
- Contribute to the success of the team, including increasing the number of new candidates on the platform.
- Help ensure the smooth running of daily operations in the business including maintaining liquidity of candidates available for cover as well as ensuring fulfilment 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.
Skills Required
- Work full-time, five days in the office (Truro, Cornwall)
- Ability to onboard and assess teachers and teaching assistants, including vetting and right-to-work checks
- Strong customer relationship and communication skills to engage and retain candidates
- Ownership mindset, growth mindset, bias for action and adaptability in a fast-paced startup
- Interest in or experience working in a sales team
- Knowledge or experience of the UK education sector or teaching (formal teaching experience a plus)
What We Do
At Zen our mission is to change the world of education recruitment. Schools spend over £2bn a year on agency staff, with over £600m per year of that spent on fees that go straight to recruitment agencies. So far, we've saved UK schools over £14m in supply teaching recruitment costs, and that number grows every day, allowing schools to invest further into children’s wellbeing and attainment. We're not just redefining recruitment; we’re upskilling our supply staff to provide the highest quality teachers and TAs to schools. Each supply staff member is Level 2 Safeguarding trained, guaranteeing the safety and wellbeing of children in your school. Using our online platform, schools can access hundreds of fully vetted high-quality teacher & TA profiles, who they can book instantly at the click of a button. We don't stop at just providing a platform – we have a dedicated school success team here to support you every step of the way. When you succeed, we succeed!






