HR Administrator

Silverwood School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (Actual)

HR Administrator job summary

We are seeking a highly organised, professional and motivated HR Administrator to join our dedicated team at Silverwood School, an inspirational and forward thinking maintained special school based in the heart of Wiltshire and spread across three campuses. Our school is dedicated to supporting pupils aged 4-19 years with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and empower every pupil to reach their full potential. Our vision is ambitious ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with SEND needs.

We are proud to be a Values Based Education (VBE) School and place our shared values at the heart of everything we do. Our values are principles that guide all our actions, decisions and relationships. At Silverwood School, we have chosen cooperation, courage, honesty, perseverance, respect and kindness as our six shared values. VBE goes beyond learning what our values mean; it encompasses living and experiencing our values every day.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator who is passionate about people and wants to play a key role in supporting our staff and the wider school community. As HR Administrator, you will provide efficient and effective administrative support across all aspects of the employee lifecycle, helping to ensure our school continues to attract, retain and support talented professionals who make a difference every day.

What our staff are saying:

“Silverwood has a real sense of community and we are forever evolving and changing as a school. It’s a really exciting and inspirational place to work with fantastic people in every department and level in the school”

“I absolutely love my job and look forward to coming into school every day. I love the team I work with and fully trust and respect them all. They support me 100% as I do them.”

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Recruitment administration

Preparing job adverts and posting vacancies

Managing application tracking and candidate communication

Scheduling interviews and preparing interview packs

Collecting pre-employment documents (ID, references, DBS evidence)

Updating recruitment spreadsheets and logs

2. Single Central Record support

Gathering documentation needed for SCR entries

Recording DBS dates, prohibition checks, right‑to‑work checks

Flagging missing or expiring checks to the HR Officer

Ensuring digital and paper evidence is filed correctly

3. Personnel file management

Creating new starter files

Filing documents promptly and accurately

Ensuring files meet retention and safeguarding requirements

Archiving and securely disposing of records when authorised

4. HR database and system updates

Entering staff details into HR systems and SIMS

Updating changes (hours, roles, pay, training)

Running routine reports for the HR Officer or SLT

Ensuring data accuracy and GDPR compliance

5. Absence and leave administration

Logging staff absences daily

Processing leave requests and updating calendars

Supporting sickness monitoring processes

6. Payroll support

Preparing monthly payroll change forms

Checking timesheets, overtime claims, and allowances

Ensuring payroll deadlines are met

Liaising with payroll providers on routine queries

7. Training and compliance tracking

Maintaining training records

Monitoring expiry dates (e.g., safeguarding, first aid)

8. Employee relations administration

Preparing letters and documentation

Logging outcomes and updating files

Ensuring confidentiality and secure handling of sensitive data

9. General HR support

Responding to routine staff queries

Preparing standard letters (contracts, variations, confirmations)

Supporting induction and onboarding processes

Maintaining HR inboxes and communication channels

Please note that a part-time job share may be considered.

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

Under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, Governing Bodies of maintained schools are required to ensure that their functions are carried out with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is vital that schools adopt recruitment and selection procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them, in order to safeguard children.

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 Silverwood School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 473 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Silverwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silverwood-school

Silverwood School is an inspirational and forward thinking maintained special school based in the heart of Wiltshire and spread across three campuses. Our school is dedicated to supporting pupils aged 4-19 years with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and empower every pupil to reach their full potential. Our vision is ambitious ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with SEND needs.

Our inclusive system of excellence will seek to re-balance and improve educational provision for all children and young people with SEND, including those currently in mainstream schools and resource bases or in other alternative provision. Offering local and community-based SEND provision across a wide area from its new inception. It will also deliver high quality training and expertise to a wide range of SEND settings across the county.

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