HR Support Staff

The Ascent Academies' Trust, Sunderland, SR5 3PE

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending HR Recruitment clearances

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade D / E (SCP 5-6) - £26,427 - £28,153 (actual paid salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

What we need:

• Qualifications equivalent to GCSE A*-C in Maths and English

• Significant experience in an administration role

• An enthusiastic and positive approach to working across a family of schools

• Commitment to own professional development and to enhance those of others

• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of working

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Complete commitment to the core values of Ascent

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary

• 31 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

• Membership of the Local Government Tyne and Wear Pension Scheme

• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals

• Comprehensive induction programme and ongoing training

• An exciting and extensive commitment to high quality professional development, identified through a strong appraisal process

• A comprehensive wellbeing and support package

• Car mileage expense (at HMRC standard rates)

• Free parking at all academy sites

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Ascent Person Spec Bus_HR Support Jun 21.doc - 84 KB (opens in new tab)

Ascent Job Description HR Support January 2023.docx - 43.9 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Ascent Academies' Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@ascenttrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-ascent-academies-trust

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