HR Apprentice

The Cam Academy Trust, Cambourne, CB23 6FR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,454.04 Annually (Actual) National Minimum Wage - £12.71 per hour – Actual salary £24,454.04 per annum

HR Apprentice job summary

HR APPRENTICE

Salary: National Minimum Wage - £12.71 per hour - Actual salary £24,454.04 per annum

Contract: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 52 weeks per year

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Hybrid working (office base to be agreed across Trust locations but primarily based at Cambourne Village College)

The CAM Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a motivated and detail-oriented HR Apprentice to support the effective delivery of the Trust’s HR function.

The HR Apprentice will work closely with the HR team and wider staff to ensure that all administrative processes are carried out efficiently and in line with statutory requirements. The role will provide essential support across a range of HR activities, contributing to the smooth running of recruitment, onboarding, and employee record management.

What you will be doing:

Assisting in the advertising of new staff and arranging interviews

Onboarding of new staff including pre employment checks such as references and ensuring that DBS checks for staff, volunteers, and external individuals are completed

Maintaining absence/sickness records and escalating any absences when necessary.

Ensuring all personnel files and filing are up to date (electronic).

Document handling - scanning, filing, archiving leaver files and organising electronic and paper HR documents

HR Correspondance - preparing standard letters, responding to basic HR enquiries and supporting communication with staff an external partners

Induction emails to new starters

Single Central Record support - assisting and maintain accurate SCR data

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who has:

Good written and verbal communication skills.

The ability to maintain accurate records

A strong attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise and manage varied workload effectively.

The ability to handle sensitive information confidentially and an understanding of safeguarding requirement.

The willingness to learn, with a positive attitude and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Why join us?

Opportunity to be involved in HR projects across a growing organisation.

Work within a supportive and forward-thinking HR team

Play a key role in shaping and improving HR services

Access to professional development opportunities

For further details on our school please visit our website The Cam Academy Trust - A family of schools in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, educating young people from 3-18

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

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

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 The Cam Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Cam Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cam-academy-trust

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