HR Officer, Recruitment

Insignis Academy Trust, Aylesbury, HP21 8PE

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  26 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 August 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: £31,424.00 - £33,735.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 4 Full time equivalent: £31,424 - £33,735)

HR Officer, Recruitment job summary

Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi skilled, proactive and efficient team as

HR Officer Recruitment

Full time / Part time, permanent

37 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 4

Full time equivalent: £31,424 - £33,735)

Closing date: 26th August 2026 at 12 noon

Start date: September 2026

Insignis Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an approachable, motivated and conscientious individual to join our friendly team as a HR Officer Recruitment.

As the HR Officer, Recruitment, you will report to the HR Business Partner.

You will be involved in the full employee lifecycle, from recruiting and onboarding of new staff right through to managing leavers. We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the Trust. The Successful candidate will be required to:

- Lead end-to-end recruitment for teaching, support, and central staff, from drafting job descriptions to managing onboarding.

- Undertake pre-employment checks (DBS, references, right-to-work).

- Coordinate shortlisting, arrange interview panels, and act as the main point of contact for prospective staff.

The HR team work very closely in a fast-paced environment and are committed to attracting, retaining and developing a professional self- disciplined and ambitious workforce dedicated to delivering positive outcomes for all our students.

You will be based at the IAT Central offices in Aylesbury. However, you may be required to work at premises occupied by the employer or any of the employer’s Academies, within a 25-mile radius, as directed by the employer. You will also be required to travel to the other schools in your hub as and when required by the HR Business Partner Payroll.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Closing date: Wednesday 26th August 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Insignis Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/insignis-academy-trust

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