Recruitment Lead

Aletheia Academies Trust, Gravesend, DA11 7LS

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,403.00 - £32,237.00 Annually (Actual) Salary depending on experience

Recruitment Lead job summary

Recruitment Lead

Permanent

Part-time: 30 hours per week, All Year Round

Salary: G.19-G.23 Actual Salary £29,403 - £32,237 per annum (Pro Rata to £36,264 - £39,760 FTE)

Start date: ASAP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Recruitment Lead to join our People & Culture team at Aletheia Academies Trust - a family of sixteen academies across Sevenoaks, Northwest Kent and Medway.

Our Central Offices are based at Alkerden CofE Academy, Ebbsfleet Valley, Greenhithe, DA10 1HN

The Recruitment Lead has responsibility for the whole of the Trust's recruitment function. This includes shaping how the Trust attracts talent, anticipating vacancies before they arise, representing the Trust at recruitment fairs and careers events, and ensuring every new starter has a smooth, well-supported onboarding experience. The role also connects recruitment activity to the Trust's leadership and development programmes, helping build a genuine talent pipeline rather than simply filling posts.

The Trust has an excellent reputation for high-quality education, with a relentless focus on high expectations and aspiration for every student. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative Trust, proud of our commitment to student progress through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We are looking for someone who shares these values and wants to play an active part in our continued success.

For more information, including the key responsibilities of the role, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.

Why work at Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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.

About Aletheia Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aletheia-academies-trust

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