HR Administrator
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 41 weeks per year, term time plus 3 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26993 to £29306
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and highly organised HR Administrator to join our thriving and oversubscribed Academy.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School at a time of continued success, working alongside a dedicated and supportive staff team and highly motivated students who are committed to achieving excellence.
As a key member of our administrative team, you will take a central role in delivering an efficient, compliant, and professional HR service across the school. Your responsibilities will include:
- Driving HR administration excellence by maintaining accurate, secure, and up-to-date staff records across the full employee lifecycle.
- Managing payroll and benefits processes with precision, ensuring all submissions, salary changes, and pensions administration are accurate and timely.
- Leading recruitment administration and safeguarding compliance, including right to work checks, contract issuance, and DBS processes.
- Acting as a trusted first point of contact for HR matters, providing clear, confidential, and professional guidance to staff.
- Overseeing staff absence and performance processes, producing insightful reports and supporting appraisal and development cycles.
- Ensuring full regulatory compliance, including GDPR and safeguarding requirements, maintaining the Single Central Record, and preparing for audits and Ofsted inspections.
This role is ideal for a proactive, detail-driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering high standards of service. Previous experience of working in a school environment would be desirable, but not essential. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in a high-performing school, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 5th June 2026
Please note that KGGS reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
Application forms and further details, including our Privacy Notice for job applicants, are available on the school website. Please return your completed application form, together with a covering letter (maximum two sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role, to:
Elizabeth Davis, PA to the Headteacher
KGGS, Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 9AU
Telephone: 01476 563017 Ext 172
E-mail: staffedavis@kggs.org
Website: www.kggs.org
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children consequently an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required.
All applicants are invited to complete the Diversity and Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form, which should be returned to staffedavis@kggs.org
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School website
- Email address
- staffedavis@kggs.org
- Phone number
- 01476 563017
KGGS is an outstanding selective academy of 1200 students where the focus in the classroom is on teaching and developing students and staff alike.
In 2019 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School achieved some of its best ever results with 91% of our students achieving 5+ in both English and Mathematics, a progress 8 score of 0.92 and an attainment 8 score of 7.0. The school has a large sixth form of approximately 320 students with an average A-level grade of B- achieved in 2019.
KGGS was placed as one of the top performing state schools in the East Midlands according to the Sunday Times Schools guide 2020.
Arranging a visit to Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email staffedavis@kggs.org.
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