5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    1 July 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    25 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

NJC J27-J31

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Lead who is looking to lead our motivated and committed team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who will bring organisation and commitment to this role, ensuring all duties are completed to the highest standard. You will need to be personable and have good communication skills.

The administration team provides the first point of contact for staff, pupils, families and visitors to the school. The ability to keep a cool head under pressure is essential, as is a friendly and professional approach with all staff, children, parents and visitors alike. The successful applicant will have experience of working in a busy office within an educational setting. Arbor experience and an excellent level of IT skills are desirable, attention to detail is essential.

Reporting directly to the school’s Leadership Team & Head of Schools, the HR Lead is to make sure that the effective and efficient administration supports the strategic aims and day-to-day operation of the school and lines manages all administrators with the office operational function.

  • The HR Lead has responsibility for the development and maintenance of the school’s personnel information and management systems.
  • To be responsible for the delivery of all the agreed LAT HR processes and practices alongside the Lion Academy Trust Head of HR.

What the school offers its staff

In addition to the opportunity to work in a friendly, forward-thinking school we offer:

  • Knowledgeable and dedicated staff
  • High-quality, well-resourced learning environments with a fully resourced foundation curriculum (Lion Learning Pathways)
  • Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities
  • A caring and collaborative whole-school community which is culturally diverse and inclusive
  • A commitment to wellbeing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Reward Scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

Lion Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.
The successful candidate will require two positive references from current and previous employers. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS and medical checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Olympic Primary

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
398 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01933 381600

Do you want to work in a school that OFSTED 2023 says this about:
Staff are very proud to work at Olympic Primary. They recognise that the school has improved considerably since it was taken over by Lion Academy Trust.
Classrooms are calm, purposeful place where pupils can focus on their learning.
Staff adapt lessons to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). These changes ensure that pupils with SEND learn the full curriculum.

Arranging a visit to Olympic Primary

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.parker1@ruskinacademy.net.

School location

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