Job Description
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Apprenticeship route pay rate would be £3.90 per hour.
Professional route actual salary Band 2 Point 3-5 £11,478.49 - £11,942.33 dependent on experience.
Working term time plus two weeks (40 weeks in total), 27 hours per week.
Monday to Friday 09:00 a.m. - 15:10 p.m. with 30 minutes' lunch break.
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We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Administrator to join our HR Team.
The HR Administrator will be working within a busy HR department based at Westwood Academy in Hadleigh. We are looking for someone to initially specialise in the Recruitment and Safer Recruitment process, to ensure the smooth running of the HR function.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, confident and an enthusiastic person who enjoys using their own initiative. This position also requires exceptional administrative and communication skills. HR experience and knowledge is desirable but not essential. We will consider an apprentice and invite applications on an apprenticeship position for this post.
The successful candidate will:
- Have the ability to compile and update employee records, manually and computerised.
- Ability to work effectively in key professional areas, such as recruitment and talent planning, service delivery and information, employee relations / engagement.
- The understanding and preparation of employee contracts and data input to complete the Work Force Census.
- Be able to work well under pressure, whilst maintaining attention to detail.
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills with GCSE Literacy and Numeracy grades A-C.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Have good organisational and interpersonal skills.
What we can offer you:
- The 'Leadership Academy' which delivers high quality professional development to all staff.
- A dynamic and collaborative HR team who are dedicated and committed to providing a professional service.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust of Primary schools who work closely together for the benefit of everyone.
- Two weeks non term time working is agreed with line management.
If this role is of interest to you and you have demonstrable experience in the majority of the above accountabilities, please apply now. In addition, please see the Job Description and Person Specification with full details of experience required to fulfil this highly rewarding role.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Trust HR on 01702 559467 ext. 215 or email recruitment@seacademytrust.co.uk to arrange a visit. We strongly recommend you visit the school to help you decide whether this is a role for you.
Please complete the application form on the South Essex Academy Trust website, located in the Vacancies tab. https://www.seacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies/
South Essex Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS certification and references.
Information about the School
There is undoubtedly something very special about Westwood Academy, and we take immense pride in our school community. Here, we work collaboratively to create a safe, happy, and vibrant environment where students can learn and thrive.
We have a great deal of fun in our learning, whether in the classroom or playground, on the sports field, during one of our educational visits or themed learning days.
Supporting our school, South Essex Academy Trust plays a pivotal role by providing leadership, CPD, and school improvement through the peer review model, Leadership Academy, and the support of our School Improvement team. Leaders invest time and CPD in developing staff expertise and teachers value the training they receive; this gives teachers the confidence to adopt teaching approaches that get the best from pupils.
Our team is wholeheartedly devoted to children’s well-being, setting high standards, and nurturing the skills and enthusiasm necessary for our pupils to embrace the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences that life has to offer.
If you would like to find out more about us, please contact the school and make a convenient appointment; we will be delighted to welcome you!