HR Administrator
Chorus Education Trust, Sheffield, S9 4LR8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37hours per week, 52 weeks per year Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm Friday 8am - 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,093 - £31,586
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required to start as soon as possible, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and knowledgeable HR Administrator to join our Central Team and contribute to the development of the HR service.
As part of the Central HR team, you will: provide HR support to coordinate and deliver high quality HR support for the academies within the Trust, ensuring that efficient and effective processes and systems are followed to support compliance.
The successful applicant will be flexible, self-motivated, a good communicator with an excellent attention to detail and IT skills. Whilst a formal HR qualification is not essential the post requires someone with a clear understanding of general HR principles and procedures.
As an employer we invest in our employees and develop our talent, giving access to CPD that supports our employees to be the best they can be.
This role would suit an experienced HR Assistant or someone looking for the opportunity to train and progress as part of a supportive team. Applicants are welcome to discuss any aspect of the role with Carly Braid (Director of HR).
Specific duties and responsibilities
- To be responsible for the delivery of the schools HR service, including the provision of HR general advice, supporting staff recruitment, administration of personnel records and data, ensuring confidentiality and Trust policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
- To be the first point of contact for HR related queries.
- Work closely with and support the school BSSMs providing the Senior Leadership Teams with regular routine advice and staffing updates/data.
- To undertake the efficient and accurate preparation, input and maintenance of staff information and data into the Human Resource systems operated by the Trust in accordance with agreed procedures and regulations.
- Create, maintain and update confidential HR records for all staff. Ensuring that all employee data and personnel files are secure, accurate, up-to-date and fully compliant with all relevant legislation and Trust expectations.
- In conjunction with other colleagues organise and support the school’s recruitment and induction process, ensuring all Trust procedures are followed.
- The administration of new starters, leavers and changes to employment status (e.g. pre-recruitment and DBS checks, employment contracts, letters, probationary reviews, fixed term contracts, liaison with payroll, pensions, etc. assigning codes, passes, keys, etc.) including updating the school and Trust information management systems.
- Complete HR related financial transactions in conjunction with the school BSSMs/Finance Managers.
- Maintain and update appropriate HR systems and provide reports as required.
- Maintain and update the school single central record or equivalent.
- Ensure HR policies and procedures are up-to-date, and appropriately communicated, working with the school BSSMs and central HR team/ Director as appropriate.
- In conjunction with other colleagues monitor and report on staff absences ensuring Trust policies and procedures are followed.
- Initiate appropriate action in respect of staff absences, including actioning/processing leave absence requests, arrangement of absence monitoring meetings and occupational health referrals.
- Provide support to colleagues on the completion of HR related forms.
- Ensuring appropriate information on the MLE and in the staff handbook is reviewed and kept up to date.
- Support Senior Leadership Teams with the annual review and updating of the School Calendars and the staff rotas.
What the school offers its staff
Our vision is ‘Outstanding Achievement for All’. We want to create a culture of success in which our children and young people can succeed. We do this through the provision of safe and supportive schools, collaborating to ensure our children benefit from a more effective spend of public money.
As part of the Chorus Trust Team, all staff have access to:
An
ethos of being a force for good; of being part of a team that enables
‘outstanding achievement for all’.
A collaborative environment encouraging
knowledge sharing and support.
26 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years service.
Enhanced family friendly leave schemes.
Free car parking.
Blue Light Card discounts.
Discounts for Teachers benefit.
Competitive
pension schemes: Teacher’s Pension Scheme (teaching staff) and local
government pension scheme (support staff).
Career
progression opportunities
within a growing, local trust.
Leading
edge training and development through the South YorkshireTeaching Hub.
Discounted
health schemes through Westfield Health and Westfield Rewards Schemes
Support
for flexible working arrangements.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chorus Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@chorustrust.org
Head office location
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