HR Assistant

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 February 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: £23,658.00 - £25,223.00 Annually (Actual) Annual Salary based on working 37 hours per week for 40 weeks per year.

HR Assistant job summary

Rowan Gate Primary School is a dynamic, forward‑thinking and highly successful primary school for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the HR team at Rowan Gate Primary School, working as part of the wider administration team to support the running of the School. We’re looking for an organised, positive, and proactive HR Assistant to join our team and help us deliver exceptional support to our staff, leaders, and wider school community.

If you enjoy varied work, value accuracy, and thrive in a role where no two days are the same, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your HR career within a supportive school environment.

Within this role, you'll play a hands‑on part in recruitment, onboarding, pay, absence, and day‑to‑day HR support — making a real impact on the staff experience, working closely with the HR Manager, gaining exposure to a wide range of HR processes and developing your professional skills.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Administrative experience (preferably in HR)

• Understanding of HR processes and basic employment legislation

• Awareness of safeguarding principles

• Experience supporting recruitment processes

This is a part-time, permanent role working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. The role will be for 40 weeks per year (38 weeks term time, plus 5 days training and 5 additional days during the School holidays). The role will be predominantly based at our Rushden Hayway Site, but as with all our vacancies, the successful candidate should be able and willing to work at any of our sites, so travel between sites may be necessary.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care and all applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to confirmation of right to work, satisfactory health clearance, 2 satisfactory references from previous employers, in addition to other clearance checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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 Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 296 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rowan-gate-primary-school-two-sites-and-satellite

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