People Assistant

The Laidlaw Schools Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1RF

15 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 May 2026

• Latest start date

  1 June 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 April 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: £25,583 - £25,989

What skills and experience we're looking for

The People Assistant role is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing People Team at the heart of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, supporting our 11 academies and Shared Services with high-quality HR administration. As a key first point of contact, you will contribute to an efficient and customer-focused HR service by managing personnel records, supporting recruitment and onboarding, maintaining compliance, and assisting with core People processes across the Trust. This is a varied and rewarding position where you will work closely with the Senior People Partner and wider People Team, gaining valuable experience across the full employee lifecycle.

We are looking for a motivated and well-organised individual with strong communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and confidence using Microsoft Office tools.You will bring a proactive, solution-focused approach, demonstrate high levels of professionalism and confidentiality, and be committed to delivering outstanding customer service.If you are ambitious, adaptable, and ready to develop your HR career in a supportive environment, we would be delighted to receive your application.

What the school offers its staff

By joining Laidlaw Schools Trust, you become part of a community that values ambition, bravery, and curiosity. We invest in your professional development through clearreward and development pathways, helping you excel and gain skills beyond those offered by other organisations.

At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff throughbenefitsthat are mentally, physically and financially rewarding.

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

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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.

Job Description- People Assistant.pdf - 161 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification -People Assistant.pdf - 165 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Laidlaw Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Laidlaw Schools Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 0191 662 2400
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-laidlaw-schools-trust

We believe that every child is extraordinary, irrespective of their ability or background, and have high expectations of all our pupils. Because together, and when we work hard, we can do extraordinary things.

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