Administration Assistant (HR)

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9DD

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,028 - £10,689 (Scale E)

Administration Assistant (HR) job summary

• Salary: £10,028 - £10,689 actual per annum (Scale E)
• 12 month Fixed Term contract
• 16 hours per week
• Term Time + 2 weeks
• Start Date: September 2025

About the Role We are looking to appoint an experienced Administration Assistant, to support the Office Manager and School Business Manager with a specific focus on HR as well as general administration tasks. This role will take a lead in HR admin, maintaining employee records, assisting with recruitment and onboarding, supporting HR processes and handling employee queries. You will work across the all through school but will be based mostly in our secondary phase working within the school office where you will also support children and their families and be willing to be trained to provide first aid. 

We are looking for someone who highly organised, with attention to detail and able to prioritise effectively. You should also be passionate about making a real difference to students outcome as the role, whilst administrative, supports the whole school to ensure the highest quality teaching and learning environment for our children.

We are also advertising for a Receptionist 6.5 hours per week. We would be happy to consider applications from candidates considering either or both roles as these could be worked alongside each other. If you are interested in both roles, please specify this within your personal statement, and ensure that your application considers the criteria of both roles.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Emma Johnson, School Business Manager, to book an appointment ejohnson@sancroft.stbenets.org 01379 852561. 

How to Apply:

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack.

Please complete the online application form via the “Apply Now” button, where you will be asked to apply through our Applicant Tracking System.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Closing date: 8 September 2025

Interview date: 12 September 2025

St Benet’s Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 837 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-harleston-sancroft-academy-a-3-16-church-of-england-school

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