HR Assistant within the central HR team

New Bridge School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours 40 minutes / Full Year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584 - £27,269 per annum
• Pay scale: Scale 4, NJC Points 7-11

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organised HR Assistant to join our welcoming central HR team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who thrives on variety, enjoys working with people, and wants to make a real difference in a meaningful sector.

The successful candidate will:

• Support the recruitment process from start to finish
• Keep our employee records accurate and up to date using our HR system and online personal files.
• Assist with onboarding and induction for new starters, ensuring we adhere to safer recruitment guidelines
• Help with HR administration tasks including contracts, letters, and payroll changes.
• Being a friendly and helpful point of contact for staff and managers across our schools, providing routine HR advice and guidance
• Have a positive and proactive attitude – someone who is eager to learn and willing to get stuck in.
• Have great attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Be a confident communicator with a warm, approachable style.

What the school offers its staff

e can offer you:

• A supportive and values-led culture
• Opportunity to make a real impact across a growing trust
• Flexible working arrangements, including options for hybrid working
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• Access to Healthcare scheme
• Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

2. HR Assistant - JD&PS.docx - 185 KB (opens in new tab)

NEWBRIDGE Verification of right to work in UK MAT 2021.pdf - 262 KB (opens in new tab)

NEWBRIDGE Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.docx - 886 KB (opens in new tab)

Privacy-Notice-MAT .pdf - 205 KB (opens in new tab)

About New Bridge School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 717 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: New Bridge School website
• Email address: Kayleigh.davies@newbridgegroup.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-bridge-school-oldham

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT) presently comprises New Bridge School, New Bridge Learning Centre, Spring Brook Academy, Hollinwood Academy (all situated in Oldham) Hawthorns School and Thomas Ashton School (situated in Hyde), Samuel Laycock School (situated in Ashton-Under-Lyne) Our new Oldham AP free school, Spring Board Project, opened in September 2019.

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