Human Resources and Recruitment Officer

Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  03 November 2025

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 August 2025

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: £31,022.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (Actual) ALT Grade G

Human Resources and Recruitment Officer job summary

Job Title: Human Resources and Recruitment Officer

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30, 37 hours per week, all year round

Salary: ALT Grade G - £31,022 to £34,434

Closing Date: Sunday 14th September 2025

Start Date: November 2025

Cromwell Community College are seeking a motivated, approachable Human Resources and Recruitment Officer to join our dedicated team. This pivotal role will help ensure that our Academy is a supportive, compliant, and forward-thinking workplace for all staff.

About us:

As a successful and dynamic through school, Cromwell Community College is an exciting place to learn and a great place to work. If you choose to come and join us, you will become part of a well-established, talented and committed team of staff. Our staff are enthusiastic and strive to deliver innovative learning experiences to our young people.

About the role:

This is a dynamic role at the heart of our Academy’s operations. As the Human Resources and Recruitment Officer, you will play a key part in shaping a positive staff experience from recruitment through to ongoing development. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with employment legislation, maintaining accurate and secure records and helping to embed Trust-wide HR initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, confident in handling sensitive information, and passionate about fostering a supportive and efficient workplace environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing academy-led processes in relation to HR matters for existing members of staff
• Working collaboratively with the central Recruitment Team on the recruitment of all new starters
• Coordinating staff induction, probation, appraisal, and training processes
• Maintaining and updating the Single Central Register (SCR)
• Ensuring the timely completion of payroll checks as per scheduled timelines

Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of students and to work in a forward-thinking academy with a commitment to inclusion and development. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Vivup Benefit System
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Local Government Pensions Scheme

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Samantha Surtees, Business and Operations Manager - ssurtees@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Cromwell Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cromwell Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-community-college-chatteris

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