HR Officer/Apprentice HR Officer
The Hyndburn Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4ED25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 July 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
- £25,000.00 - £35,000.00 Annually (FTE) Apprenticeship opportunity available at Apprenticeship rates of pay
HR Officer/Apprentice HR Officer job summary
HR Officer
Salary: £25,000-£35,000 (FTE) plus benefits including: Local Government Pension, Health Care Cash Plan, Generous Staff Discount scheme, at least one personal leave day per year.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced HR Officer. The HR Officer will provide a range of administrative and practical HR services to support the effective and efficient running of the school. Providing routine HR advice and processing transactional HR matters including recruitment, new starters and leavers, payroll changes. This role involves a high level of confidentiality, communication and sensitivity.
The successful candidate must:
- Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
- Someone who has excellent organisational skills and knowledge of different ICT packages available.
- Someone with a high standard of literacy and attention to detail.
Apprenticeships - An alternative route to becoming a qualified HR Officer:
We are committed to staff development and the right candidate will be supported to achieve a fully funded level 3 qualification.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Hyndburn Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 641 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Hyndburn Academy website
The Hyndburn Academy opened in September 2017 and was rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. We are proud to be part of United Learning and work closely with our sister schools Accrington Academy and Marsden Heights Community College.
The Hyndburn Academy has ambitious plans for its students and staff. Over the next few years, we are aiming to rapidly transform into the successful school our fantastic students deserve.
The Hyndburn Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
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