People Officer

Northern Lights Learning Trust, Sunderland, SR3 2RE

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,578 - £34,811
• Pay scale: NJC SCP 18-22

What skills and experience we're looking for

Northern Lights Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a People Officer to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking Academy Trust. The role will be based at the Trust Central Offices in Seaham. We are looking for an experienced professional with excellent people management and interpersonal skills who can interact with staff at all levels.

As part of the people team you will work alongside our new Head of People, to provide an efficient, effective and proactive people service to all schools within the trust and the central team. You will provide support and advice to Headteachers and senior leaders on a range of people related duties including recruitment and selection, contractual changes, and all people policies and procedures. You will also coordinate completion of the payroll function through a third-party provider. You may also support formal meetings as note taker, where required.

The ideal candidate will hold a CIPD level 3 certificate or have relevant experience. You will have a flexible ‘hands on’ approach to the role and be able to apply yourself to a full range of people matters within the People team. You will be able to organise, multitask, prioritise your own work and work to tight deadlines.

Part of the service includes employee related meetings with Senior Leaders, promoting staff benefits and supporting employees on matters such as pay and conditions queries.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a professional with generalist people/HR experience
• Have previous experience of managing recruitment
• Have a robust working knowledge of people/HR processes
• Be great with systems and data and have a great level of attention to detail
• Able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
• Have a passion for supporting the implementation of new systems.

If this is you, we would really welcome your application

What the school offers its staff

In return you will receive:

• A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation
• The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role
• Continuous professional development
• A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day
• National Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee welfare package through Education Mutual including:

• 24-hour GP access
• Nurse support service
• Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Counselling Services
• Physiotherapy
• Financial wellbeing coaching
• Maternity and Paternity support
• Menopause support
• Access to useful wellbeing resources

Employee benefits package through Vivup including:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out

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

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.

People Officer Application Pack NLLT Oct 26.pdf - 980 KB (opens in new tab)

About Northern Lights Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@nllt.co.uk
• Phone number: 0191 594 7033
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northern-lights-learning-trust

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