Recruitment Coordinator

University Schools Trust, East London, London, E14 8AQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,359

What skills and experience we're looking for

Permanent| Term Time plus 2 weeks

At UST, we believe that talent is the driving force behind innovation and success, and becuase of this we are looking to recruit a Recruitment Coordinator. The role will be to support the Recruitment team with all areas of recruitment administration, and provide support across the full recruitment cycle, selection process and on-boarding process, ensuring that we offer a first-class candidate experience that is efficient, professional and informative.

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager you will:

• Recruit high-quality teaching and support staff for short, long-term placements and permanent roles to our schools
• Support with attracting candidates that fit the Trust’s aspirations of growth.
• Be the first point of contact for candidate queries and other incoming queries in a timely manner via email, phone or in person, providing useful information and ensuring there is a resolution.
• Support the candidate selection process by arranging interviews and sending confirmations to applicants, compiling interview paperwork for the panel such as tasks and questions, corresponding with candidates on the outcome of applications/interviews including updating statuses on Job Train and to chase and upload interview notes/feedback provided by the academies
• Support with the management of the recruitment contracts and subscriptions ensuring best value for money.

You will work with and support all members of the Recruitment and wider UST team on different projects and tasks, and regularly liaise with UST Exec, Headteachers and Senior Leaders.

The successfulcandidate for the role of Recruitment Coordinator will have:

• A minimum of Grade C in English and Maths GCSE level or equivalent
• Demonstrable and successful management of recruitment queries
• Experience of working in a fast paced and unionised school / education environment
• Good working knowledge of current employment legislation, relevant education regulations and guidance as well as good practice approaches as they relate to schools
• Knowledge of the safer recruitment process

Due to the requirements the post will be based on site.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early.

We do not accept CVs alone.

The University Schools Trust, East London, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check.

https://www.ust.london/policies/child-protection-safeguarding

In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.

What the school offers its staff

Please see our website

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.

About University Schools Trust, East London

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: aandrews@ust.london
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/university-schools-trust-east-london

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