Senior HR Officer
Sikh Academies Trust, Slough, SL2 5QR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
21 September 2026 at 8am
Date listed
12 September 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
- £36,700.00 - £40,611.00 Annually (FTE) Based on Experience
Senior HR Officer job summary
Sikh Academies Trust is a vibrant, inclusive trust rooted in the values of Integrity, Service, Community, Learning, and Innovation. We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Senior HR Officer with excellent IT skills to join our central team. You will play a pivotal role in delivering excellent HR support across our schools, taking ownership of safer recruitment, regulatory compliance, employee relations, and day to day HR advisory services.
Key Responsibilities include:
Coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process for Trust schools, from drafting advertisements to welcoming new hires.
Maintain and audit the Single Central Record to ensure 100% compliance with KCSIE guidelines and pre-employment checks.
Act as the primary contact for general HR queries, assist the HR Manager with casework and support line managers with wellbeing and performance cycles.
Maintain electronic staff records, contract variations, and track absences.
Structure and manage the HR team’s shared Google Drives, ensuring strict data security and GDPR compliance.
We are looking for someone with:
An experience within a UK school or Multi-Academy Trust.
A solid understanding of safer recruitment practices and UK employment laws.
Meticulous attention to detail
A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and well-being.
The discretion and empathy required to handle sensitive staff matters confidentially.
Deep understanding of Google Workspace.
Please refer to the information pack for the detailed role description.
Commitment to Safeguarding:
The Sikh Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sikh Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Sikh Academies Trust website
The Sikh Academies Trust (SAT) was established in December 2020 and is based in Slough. The Trust is on an exciting journey, overseeing two faith-inspired schools: Khalsa Primary School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and Pioneer Secondary Academy, which joined SAT in May 2022 , rated Outstanding and Good in all areas by Ofsted.
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