HR Officer

Sikh Academies Trust, Slough, SL2 5QR

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  14 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 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: £26,679.00 - £35,530.00 Annually (FTE) Based on Experience

HR Officer job summary

About this Role

Sikh Academies Trust, is a vibrant and inclusive Sikh ethos school community rooted in the values of Integrity, Service, Community, Learning and Innovation. We are seeking a dedicated, highly organised, and collaborative HR Officer to join our central team and help us maintain the highest standards of safer recruitment, compliance, and employee support.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process for Trust schools, from drafting advertisements to welcoming new hires.

• Maintain and audit the Single Central Record to ensure 100% compliance with KCSIE guidelines and pre-employment checks.

• Act as the primary contact for general HR queries, assist the HR Manager with casework and support line managers with wellbeing and performance cycles.

• Maintain electronic staff records, contract variations, and track absences.

• Structure and manage the HR team’s shared Google Drives, ensuring strict data security and GDPR compliance.

We are looking for someone with:

• An experience within a UK school or Multi-Academy Trust.

• A solid understanding of safer recruitment practices and UK employment laws.

• Meticulous attention to detail

• A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and well-being.

• The discretion and empathy required to handle sensitive staff matters confidentially.

• Deep understanding of Google Workspace.

Please refer to the information pack for the detailed role description.

Commitment to Safeguarding:

The Sikh Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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 Sikh Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Sikh Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sikh-academies-trust

The Sikh Academies Trust (SAT) was established in December 2020 and is based in Slough. The Trust is on an exciting journey, overseeing two faith-inspired schools: Khalsa Primary School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and Pioneer Secondary Academy, which joined SAT in May 2022 , rated Outstanding and Good in all areas by Ofsted.

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