About the Role

32 hours per week over 4 days, however we would consider other part time hours or work pattern. Please state in the supporting statement section on your application form what hours/days you would prefer if other than 32 hours over 4 days.

We are currently recruiting for a HR Administrator/Advisor to join our growing shared service HR team. This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced Administrator to work alongside us to drive the HR service offering to our customers. We are a friendly and supportive team, with a passion to deliver an outstanding service to our stakeholders across the group.

As an HR Administrator/Advisor, you would be supporting the customers and stakeholders within your hub at all points of the employee lifecycle, including pre-employment checks, onboarding, staff changes, maternity leave, and payroll.

The successful candidate will already have a good grounding in HR administration. Equally important is a positive approach to customer service, an ability to manage a busy workload and attention to detail. If you are a committed individual looking for an exciting challenge in the education sector, we would love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on the level of interest and number of applications, so early application is advised.

If you would like the opportunity to discuss the role informally, please contact Michelle Crookston, Senior HR Business Partner at [email protected]

What You Will Do

• First line of contact for your hub HR queries
• Working collaboratively within the team and across the group to ensure the service supports managers, employees and key stakeholders.
• Providing high quality administrative support on HR matters.
• Maintaining accurate HR records
• Producing reports, data and support (including note taking) for Employee Relations cases and other HR activities.
• Completing pre-employment compliance checks for new starters.
• Ensuring that all changes are communicated to payroll in line with payroll deadlines.

About You

• Previous experience of working in a varied HR role.
• Knowledge of a broad range of HR systems and processes.
• Able to provide good customer support.
• Able to prioritise work with competing demands and deadlines
• A competent user of Microsoft Office Packages, including Word and Excel, and experience of using HR systems.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 39 days
  • Academic 44 days
  • Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements