People Officer

Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Nottingham, NG2 1RT

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 April 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: £25,989.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE)

People Officer job summary

We are seeking an experienced school or education administrator who enjoys understanding how things work, improving processes and making a positive difference for colleagues. You will take pride in delivering accurate, compliant work while providing thoughtful, solution‑focused support.

If you are someone with strong administrative foundations who is keen to broaden their experience, ask questions, and build a career in HR within a supportive multi academy trust environment, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career.

As People Officer, you will deliver high‑quality, consistent and well‑structured operational HR and recruitment support across our three Trusts. Working closely with schools, senior leaders and the central People team, you will play a key role in ensuring people processes run smoothly, compliantly and with care.

You will be encouraged to take acurious and improvement‑focused approach, helping to refine processes, identify efficiencies and support positive outcomes for staff and schools. The role offers exposure to a broad range of people‑focused activities and clear opportunities to develop confidence and competence within a professional HR setting.

Key responsibilities

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Supporting end‑to‑end recruitment campaigns with a strong focus on process and candidate experience
• Managing adverts, pre‑employment checks, contracts and offer letters
• Maintaining the Single Central Record and managing exit questionnaires accurately and efficiently

Employee Relations & People Support

• Acting as a first point of contact for operational HR queries from schools
• Supporting absence management and return‑to‑work processes
• Coordinating occupational health referrals with professionalism and sensitivity

Training, Policies & Process Improvement

• Supporting the delivery of HR training for staff and governors
• Maintaining up‑to‑date HR policies, procedures and management toolkits
• Assisting with Trust pay, reward and workforce initiatives, with attention to detail and accuracy

Induction, Wellbeing & Compliance

• Supporting induction programmes, performance monitoring and wellbeing initiatives
• Producing workforce reports and statutory returns
• Maintaining accurate, GDPR‑compliant employee records and safeguarding documentation

You will also attend meetings, support senior colleagues and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Trust‑wide HR processes.

Who we are looking for

This role would suit someone who:

• Is a highly organised, detail‑driven administrator who values clear, well‑run processes
• Brings experience of recruitment and/or HR administration, ideally within an education setting
• Is naturally curious and questioning, with a desire to understand and improve how things are done
• Can manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards and meeting deadlines
• Communicates clearly, professionally and sensitively, especially when handling confidential matters
• Has strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Is motivated to learn, develop and progress along a People or HR career pathway

About us

St Ralph Sherwin, St Thomas Aquinas and the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust are part of the Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service, supporting 84 schools across three CMATs in the East Midlands.

The role is based primarily in Derby with St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, with some travel to central teams in Nottingham and Leicester.

Contract and working pattern

• Full time, permanent (37 hours per week, all year round)
• Flexible working options considered (full time or part time)
• Hybrid working available

Why work with us?

We offer:

• Salary: £25,989 - £27,254 per annum (OLOL Band 3, SCP 6-9)
• A welcoming, professional and supportive central team
• Access to high‑quality CPD, including specialist support staff development
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (emotional, financial and legal support)
• Health and wellbeing support via occupational health
• Staff discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work

Interested?

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact 0115 851 5454 and ask to speak to Ruth Hayzen-Smith or Fiona Sturt.

How to apply

Please complete the online application form before the closing date of Monday 18 May 2026 at 9.00am.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and other pre‑employment checks, including online searches.

You do not need to be Catholic to work for our Trust. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and beliefs who are supportive of our Christian ethos.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities or long‑term health conditions.

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 committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.

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 Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-multi-academy-trust

Our Lady of Lourdes CMAT was formed as part of a visionary approach to Catholic education across the Diocese of Nottingham. Originally the Our Lady of Lourdes CMAT brought together the 21 Catholic primary and secondary schools within Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City. Since 1 September 2022, all Lincolnshire Catholic schools have joined the OLoL family making us a Trust of 36 Catholic schools – all benefiting from exceptional opportunities to share best practice and learn from each other.

We are, first and foremost, a CMAT and aim to provide an outstanding faith-based education; we place the life, teachings and person of Jesus Christ at the centre of everything we do. Jesus taught us to put children first:

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Initial Teacher Training and Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s Training Hub.

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