HR Assistant

West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  25 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409 - £27,711 +£1013 Fringe

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge and Experience

Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing demands

Experience of working in Human Resources

Knowledge of relevant education policies and procedures

Understanding of basic learning strategies for developing

Experience of working within a school environment

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Exceptionally organised with strong time management skills

Capacity to work under pressure, meet deadlines and effectively organise priorities

Good IT skills

Verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively

Ability to relate to and work well with students and adults

Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities as well as your own position

Dealing with difficult situations and problem solving

Ability to maintain a professional and flexible approach

Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines

Have a proactive attitude and know when to seek advice

Be able to demonstrate initiative

Ability to enforce sustained study condition in relevant areas

To be able to treat students with mutual respect

Able to deal helpfully, politely and tactfully with colleagues, parent, pupils and staff

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint a well organised, efficient and motivated individual, to join our hardworking support staff. As our HR Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our Human Resources department. You will help ensure our school runs smoothly by assisting with recruitment, onboarding, staff records, and HR compliance.

We offer the following benefits:

• Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use,
• Swimming pool available for staff use,
• TOIL scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off,
• The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff.
• Flexible working requests will be considered.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westhatch.net

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

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About West Hatch High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Hatch High School website
• Email address: recruitment@westhatch.net
• Phone number: 02085048216
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-hatch-high-school

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

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