9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September

  • Closing date

    19 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 July 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£22,703.00 - £25,531.00 Annually (Actual) £27,152 - £30,536 FTE salary

People Administrator job summary

The University of Kent Academies Trust is looking for an organised, enthusiastic and customer-focused People Administrator to join our People Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start or develop a career in Human Resources. As part of this role, the successful candidate must be willing to undertake and successfully complete an HR Support apprenticeship during their employment. Full support will be provided throughout the apprenticeship.

As our People Administrator, you will provide high-quality administrative support across the Trust's People function, helping to ensure the smooth delivery of HR services to employees and managers across our academies.

Working closely with the People Officers, you will support a wide range of HR activities including recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration, employee records management and compliance, ensuring all processes are delivered accurately, efficiently and professionally.

This role is for a 2-year fixed-term period and is offered on a term-time-only basis. This position is designed to support the completion of the apprenticeship programme alongside providing valuable experience within a busy People function. Further development opportunities and a permanent role may be offered at the end of the term.

Why Join UKAT?

We are committed to supporting the wellbeing, development and success of our staff. As part of our team, you will benefit from:

Benenden Healthcare membership.

Free access to wellbeing, health and counselling services.

Free on-site parking and discounted electric vehicle charging.

Access to our on-site gym facilities.

Staff Thrive Days in addition to scheduled professional development days.

Tailored professional learning pathways and trust-wide career opportunities via the UKAT Institute.

Eye care and hearing care vouchers.

Free annual flu vaccinations.

Relocation packages for eligible candidates.

Interest-free loans and travel loans.

Excellent transport links, with London and the wider South East within easy reach, or you may benefit from the cycle to work scheme with UKAT.

UKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than an advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online. The selection panel will then explore such items with the candidate during interview. The Trust’s HR Team or another member of staff trained in safer recruitment, will use Google.com to conduct each search and no adverse judgement will be formed for applicants with limited or no online footprint

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.

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About The University Of Kent Academies Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

Head office location

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