HR Officer
Scholars' Education Trust, St Albans, AL1 5AR18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
July 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 May 2025
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
- £34,072.00 - £36,830.00 Annually (FTE) Starting at £25-29K depending on contractual hours
HR Officer job summary
HR Officer
Scholars’ Education Trust, Central Office
based at Samuel Ryder Academy
Grade: H8
Hours: 37 hrs per week (less hours can be considered for the right candidate with a minimum of 32 hrs per week)
Contract: Permanent, Term-time + 1 week INSET + 1 week in the summer holiday
Working pattern: Monday to Friday or compressed over 4 days*
Actual annual salary: starting at £25K to £29K, depending on contractual hours
* Working days are a pre-requisite to meet the needs of the post and unfortunately not negotiable; flexibility can be given about start and finish time.
About us: Scholars’ Education Trust was founded in 2012, and consists of over 10 schools across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. We are a cross phase trust providing a high-quality education for nearly ten thousand children between the ages of 3 and 18. Within our family of schools we have nurseries and first school, primaries, an all-through school, secondaries and an extended secondary.
Role Overview: Due to the expansion of the Trust, we are seeking to appoint an organised and self-motivated HR Officer with proven interpersonal and administrative skills to work within our Central HR team. Under the direction of the HR Manager, you will assist with wider HR functions across the Trust and support the team of HR professionals in providing HR support to all Trust schools. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: overseeing the recruitment and appointment process, maintaining personnel records, completing HR returns, maintaining HR MIS systems, and supporting the HR Manager in day-to-day activities.
Please see the enclosed JD for further details.
Requirements:
Proven experience in HR processes
Excellent communication skills
Ambitious, motivated and enjoy working with people.
We offer excellent personal development training opportunities, overseen and delivered by a
highly experienced HR Team to develop the right candidates’ skills and expertise.
Benefits and rewards:
Annual cross trust conference
- Access to Employee Assistant Programme from day one of employment
- Access to Wellbeing Programme after 2 years
- Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme
- Free eye test every 2 years via Spec Savers
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Discounts and deals via Teachers’ Discount
We offer excellent local government pension scheme membership with an employer’s contribution of 21.65%.
Application Details:
Further details and an application form are available from HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424.
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd June 2025, 9am
Interview date: Soon after
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date.
Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 are not accepted.
About Scholars' Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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