HR Assistant

Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, WS4 2LA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 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: £28,803.00 - £29,697.00 Annually (FTE)

HR Assistant job summary

HR Assistant

Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week (flexibility to discuss hours and all year round arrangements)

Full Time Starting Salary: £28,803

Working location: Initially training at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School and Walsall Head Office. To work across Walsall Sites. Please be aware that this role is multi-site and may require working at different schools.

About the role:

Due to continued growth, we are seeking to appoint a highly organised and motivated HR Assistant who is flexible, proactive, and willing to work across multiple school sites to meet the needs of the Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in HR, with full support and training provided to progress towards HR Officer level.

This is a varied and rewarding role providing comprehensive HR administrative support to schools across the Trust. You will play a key part in ensuring efficient, compliant, and confidential HR processes. Key tasks will include:

• Assisting with administration and maintenance of the Single Central Record.

• Supporting Managers with recruitment processes e.g. posting job adverts, chasing recruitment checks and preparing documentation.

• Providing HR administration support across multiple school sites.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is highly organised and has excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Can manage multiple priorities across different sites.

• Has experience of working within a school, or similar organisation.

As this role requires multi-site working, you will need to hold a full driving license and daily access to a vehicle.

What we offer:

• A supportive and collaborative Trust environment.

• Career progression pathway to HR Officer level with funded training.

• The opportunity to make a real impact across multiple schools.

If you are an ambitious individual looking to build a career in HR within a dynamic and supportive Multi Academy Trust, we would love to hear from you. If you'd like to discuss the role in more detail please contact HR Director Molly Thomason on mthomason@matrixacademytrust.co.uk.

Please note that we do have the right to remove vacancies early.

Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts within Matrix Academy Trust are subject to pre-employment and vetting checks as required by Keeping Children Safe in Education, including satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

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 Matrix Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Matrix Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/matrix-academy-trust

Our vision is simple: every child deserves an exceptional education. We make this happen by doing the things which really make a difference. Working smartly means we have staff who want to work here. It ensures we have the capacity to care for every pupil, providing them with the best possible education – without exception.

A great school is one people want to work at and one parents want to send their children to. No matter how great our schools might be, we never rest on our laurels. We are restless in our efforts to keep improving and we instil this in our young people.

Welcome to Matrix Academy Trust.

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