Elevate your career
Be part of something that matters
Revolutionising Education Recruitment
Every year, UK schools lose over £600 million to agency fees. That’s money that could support teachers, classrooms, and children’s futures.
At Zen Educate, we’re changing that. Our platform connects schools directly with educators, saving millions and putting people, not profit, first.
Since 2017, we’ve helped schools save over £30 million, and we’re just getting started. Join us in building a fairer, smarter future for education. For teachers. For schools. For every child.
Meet the team
Your chance to make a difference
We’re not just scaling, we’re rethinking how education works. Backed by top-tier investors, we’re growing fast across the UK, US, and Canada with one goal: to fix a broken system and put vital funding back where it belongs – in classrooms.
Today, our team of 300+ is spread across the UK including London, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Truro, Liverpool, and Exeter, and expanding rapidly in US cities like Minneapolis, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and beyond.
We’re here to create a fairer future for educators, schools, and students. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to help shape something that truly matters, we’d love to meet you.
Different backgrounds, same opportunities
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace. If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process, just let us know - we’re happy to help.
Purposeful Work, Real Impact
We’re a team of ambitious, mission driven people working to make education fairer for everyone. We move fast, support one another, and care deeply about the work we do.
Here, collaboration isn’t just a value, it’s how we build. You’ll take on meaningful challenges, grow your career, and be part of a team that genuinely enjoys working together.
Take a look at some of the perks that come with being part of Zen:
Set Up for Success
You'll receive a Mac laptop and all the tools you need to get started. Our onboarding is clear and structured, with training sessions, detailed onboarding guides, and support to help you quickly get familiar with our team, systems, and ways of working—so you feel comfortable and confident from day one!
Development
We offer clear career frameworks that support progression at every level, along with regular training opportunities, mentoring, and dedicated learning time. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take the next big step, we provide the structure and support to help you build a meaningful, impactful career.
Cycle to Work scheme
Make great tax-free savings on a bike purchase, with a salary sacrifice mechanism.
Electric Car Scheme
Make great tax-free savings on an Electric car purchase, with our salary sacrifice mechanism.
Socials
We host regular team and company socials whether it's virtual hangouts, team lunches, or off site events.
Twice-yearly Ship-It Day
Down your day job and work across teams on building special projects.
We offer Health insurance via Vitality and life insurance.
Share options
We all have ownership in the company and yearly pay reviews.
Zen values
1
Commit to the mission
We’re deeply committed to our mission, to the schools and educators we serve, and to each other. We work with urgency because what we do matters
2
Choose greatness over comfort
Greatness and comfort rarely coexist. We seek greatness. We understand success takes grit & determination so we seek colleagues that possess it.
3
Act like an owner
We all take responsibility for driving the company forward and making it a success. We give stock options to all employees because we believe in shared ownership. When you join us, it’s not just a job, it’s your company too.
4
Help each other be better
Every person at Zen is someone we can respect and learn from.
5
A culture of trust
We hire talented people and give them the freedom to do their best work while always being ready to support them whenever they need it.
6
Challenge the status quo
We take action when we can see opportunities for improvement. We are in it to make our customers' lives better and to fix a broken system.
7
Embrace learning over perfection
When we spot opportunities to improve, we move quickly. We support each other and stay committed to our mission. We accept that mistakes happen and see them as essential steps to learning and growing.
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For agencies
We aim to hire our people through direct sourcing methods. When we do need help we partner with a small group of agencies who have signed our terms and conditions, therefore we do not accept speculative CVs and will not be liable to agency fees.
