People Administrator
The Priory Learning Trust, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 June 2026
Closing date
17 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 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
- TPLTSS4/5 £26,402-£31,536 depending on experience
People Administrator job summary
Contract type: Permanent
FTE/Hours: 37 Hours per week
Working weeks: All Year Round
Salary: TPLTSS4/5 £26,402 - £31,536 depending on experience (actual salary)
Location: Central Team, Worle Community School
Closing Date: 17th May 2026
Proposed Interview Date: 21st May 2026
Proposed Start Date: 8th June 2026
Looking to start or further develop your career in HR within a supportive, collaborative team? This role offers the chance to build your HR skills while contributing to a professional and well‑organised service that supports staff across our schools. If you enjoy detail focused work in a fast paced environment, this is an excellent opportunity to take the next step during an exciting period of change for the Trust.
About the role
We are seeking a People Administrator to join our People Operations Team. Your primary focus will be delivering high‑quality HR administration, ensuring our processes are followed consistently and that schools receive a professional and responsive service.
Reporting to the People Administration Manager, you will support a broad range of HR activities across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment and safer recruitment, onboarding, contract changes, HR record maintenance and other core people processes. You will also develop specialist knowledge in an allocated operational area, becoming the team’s first point of contact for areas such as Single Central Record compliance, family‑friendly policies, or supporting with the administration of annual pay reviews.
Working closely with colleagues across People Operations and People Partnering teams, you will contribute to aligned HR practices that support a smooth and positive experience for staff across our schools. You will also play a part in improving digital processes as the Trust continues to evolve.
About you
You bring curiosity, strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in the role HR plays in enabling staff to focus on teaching and learning. You take pride in getting things right the first time and feel confident upholding compliance and following established procedures. With strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to learning new tools and systems, you thrive in a collaborative team that values shared problem‑solving and delivering high‑quality work.
What you'll bring:
- Accuracy and attention to detail when maintaining HR information and following established processes.
- Confidence using systems and spreadsheets, with the ability to learn new HR and digital tools quickly.
- Clear, professional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
- Strong organisational skill and a proactive approach to managing tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
- Integrity, discretion and a genuine interest in developing your HR knowledge and experience.
Desirable:
- Proven experience working with HR, payroll, MIS, or similar data systems.
- Experience working in a school, Multi-Academy Trust, or similar multi-site organisation.
- Familiarity with education-based systems such as Bromcom or iTrent.
- An interest in or working towards CIPD Level 3.
We can offer you:
- Local Government Pension Scheme: You will benefit from generous employer contributions with built in peace of mind, including a tax-free Death in Service lump sum, it ensures that your long term financial well-being is as robust as your professional legacy.
- Enhanced Sick Pay: enhanced sick pay scheme during illness or unexpected sickness related emergencies, so you can focus on what matters most- your recovery.
- Family Friendly: Enhanced leave packages to support your work-life balance.
- Great team dynamics: Become part of a highly collaborative professional community, working with inspiring senior leaders and colleagues and sharing ideas, resources, and best practice across our family of schools.
- Central partnership support: You will benefit from access to high-quality central services and specialist expertise, providing strategic support to enable you to focus on leading teaching, learning and school improvement.
- Continuous Service: Full recognition of prior service for benefits which protects and enhances employment entitlements including sick pay entitlement, job security and protection of employment rights and access to family friendly leave.
- Exceptional CPD: Dedicated budget and time for your professional development.
- Diversity & Inclusion: A proactive commitment to creating a workspace where diversity is celebrated.
To find out more about the role and our trust, please refer to our job description attached.
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form via the link above. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
The trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Priory Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
TPLT is, in law, an educational charity as are all Multi-Academy Trusts; we support primary and secondary schools in the South West of England. At our core is a passion to put 'Students First' and deliver exceptional education for every single child and for every single family we work with.
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