HR Admin Officer

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Chatham, ME4 6NR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  24 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until August 2026
• Actual salary: £14,859 - £17,145 for 22 hours, 38 weeks

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a HR professional ready to make a significant impact?

We're recruiting a HR Admin Officer to join Thinking Solutions for Education on a fixed term contract until31 August 2026. You will provide support to our parent group’s HR team for their Trust schools.

As HR Admin Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting colleagues across the Trust and our commercial arm. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days look the same

You will become a vital part of our HR team. You will work with senior school leaders and develop strong relationships. You will take ownership of HR admin and queries from TSAT schools.

What you will be doing:

• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries, providing clear advice and guidance while escalating more complex matters appropriately.
• Support the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to employee relations, performance, and wellbeing.
• Manage your own caseload of HR matters, including absence management and low-level employee relations, ensuring timely, fair, and consistent outcomes.
• Provide administrative support to the HR function, including accurate record keeping, HR system updates, and compliance checks.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the team by supporting HR processes, preparing documentation, and producing reports and correspondence.
• Build relationships with staff and managers, offering a professional and approachable HR service that reflects our ethos and values of TSfE.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who enjoys balancing the detail of administration with the challenge of handling day-to-day HR issues. You’ll bring:

• Experience of providing HR advice and support, ideally within a busy and varied environment.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships at all levels.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• A willingness to learn and develop as part of a supportive team.

What the school offers its staff

• Competitive Pay Scales
• Annual Leave: A pro-rata annual leave entitlement of 27 days for support staff, increasing to 31 after 5 years of service.
• Collaborative Support:Benefit from resources, mentoring, and school visits across the Trust.
• Training:Expanded your skills and knowledge with opportunities for funded apprenticeships and training courses.
• Cycle2Work Scheme:Salary sacrifice scheme to purchase a new bike with National Insurance savings.
• Staff Wellbeing Focus: Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccinations, and eye care vouchers.
• Refer a Friend: Spread the word and benefit financially from our Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Store Discounts:Support staff have access to 'Discount for Teachers' scheme that offers a huge range of money saving deals and vouchers.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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About The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust website
• Email address: simon.arnold@tsatrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-thinking-schools-academy-trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the South West.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Arranging a visit to The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email simon.arnold@tsatrust.org.uk.

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