HR Administrator
St Bartholomew's School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6JP14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28142.00 - £30024.00 starting salary £21378.28 gross pa (for part-time, term-time)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Human Resources Administrator to join us on 1 September 2026 on a permanent basis.
We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual able to offer strong administrative support in a variety of tasks. With excellent communication skills you will organise recruitment programmes, liaising with candidates and the Leadership Team, carry out a range of safeguarding checks to ensure our compliance with the Safer Recruitment Guidelines for Schools and keep our HR/Payroll system accurate and up to date.
You will be confident working independently as part of our Human Resources team and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively to meet deadlines, with excellent levels of attention to detail and accuracy and a can do approach.
HOURS: 32 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 3.30pm, Friday 8.30am to 3.00pm (please note that start time on interview days may be from 8.00am), term-time only, plus 5 days pro rata during the school holidays and 5 training days pro rata.
SALARY: £28142.00 - £30024.00 gross pa (£14.59 - £15.56 per hour), pro rata for part-time, term-time. Starting salary equates to £21378.28 gross pa.
St Bart’s is a leading academy school (1996 on roll with a Sixth Form of 639) in West Berkshire. Road links are good as we are close to the A34 and M4, as well as excellent public transport and within walking distance of Newbury train station.
To find out more about St Bart’s please do watch our Headteacher’s welcome video, take a look at the supporting documents and visit our website https://www.stbarts.co.uk/. We would love to receive your application.
Closing date: Sunday 21 June 2026 Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.
If selected for an interview, you will be given a tour of the school by our students so you can see first-hand all that we have to offer. If you have any questions, please contact us on 01635 521255 or email recruitment@stbarts.co.uk.
All applicants shortlisted will be subject to an online search. Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS enhanced check along with other relevant employment checks.
What the school offers its staff
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)About St Bartholomew's School
- School type
- Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1930 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Bartholomew's School website
- Email address
- settridge@stbarts.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01635 521255
St. Bartholomew's School was founded in 1466 and is proud of its ancient tradition. It is now an 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1900 students with a Sixth Form of 570 serving Newbury and a wide area of West Berkshire and the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders, with outstanding facilities.
The school prides itself on its academic success and student progress is outstanding with the average progress score for the last 4 years being 0.63. This puts St Bartholomew’s in the top 8% of schools nationally which we are very proud of. A level results are in line with national averages.
Teaching at St Bartholomew’s School is a rewarding experience. Our students are eager to learn, well behaved and proud of their school, and this was reflected in our last Ofsted inspection (November 2021) in which the school was judged as Outstanding in all areas. As a school we are committed to ensuring that all the students and staff realise their full potential. Students leave the school as good citizens and this is underpinned by an exceptional house system and a vast range of extra curricular activities.
The professional development of staff is a significant factor in ensuring that we achieve our aim of improving on our previous best and there are rich professional development opportunities at St Bartholomew’s (see CPD offer on our website under Job Opportunities) at all levels. Our induction and ECT programme for new staff is supportive and thorough and coaching is available for all staff across the school upon request.
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