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Talent Pool and Recruitment Support Assistant
More than one location, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 20 hours per a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £12,533 - £14,545 for hours and weeks stated
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a confident communicator who enjoys engaging with people, building relationships and helping connect candidates with the right opportunities?
We are recruiting to a new role in our team. Our Talent Pool and Recruitment Support Assistant will help identify, engage and nurture prospective candidates across opportunities within our Trust.
You will be joining a recruitment team whose work has been nationally recognised, with the Trust winning theSchool Recruitment Award at the Education Business Awards 2026. This role will support the next stage of that work by helping us strengthen how we identify, engage and nurture prospective candidates across our Trust schools and services.
This role is focused on candidate engagement, talent attraction, vacancy promotion and social media recruitment, and would suit someone who is proactive, organised and comfortable communicating with people by email, phone and online platforms.
Working as part of The Recruitment Team, you will help us build and maintain talent pools, keep prospective candidates engaged and support the promotion of vacancies across job boards, social media and agreed recruitment platforms. You will play an important part in making sure candidates receive timely, professional and engaging communication throughout their experience with us.
Please see the uploaded job description and person specification for more details.
This is a part-time role with flexible working hours and flexible location within a one hour commute to a Trust school.The role is designed to provide flexibility while ensuring availability to support recruitment activity.
What the school offers its staff
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Portsmouth and Plymouth.
We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life, regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:
- Think about their Thinking
- Be their Best self
- Shape their Success
Our recruitment team plays a key role in supporting this mission by helping our schools attract, engage and appoint talented people who can make a difference to children and young people across the Trust.
What our Trust will offer you
- Career Development-We are committed to supporting staff development and helping colleagues build their skills, confidence and experience.
- Health and Wellbeing Support -We offer a range of wellbeing support for staff, helping colleagues to feel supported in their role.
- Employee Recognition -We value the contribution of our staff and recognise the positive difference they make across our schools and central teams.
- TSAT Benefits Portal -Staff have access to a range of discounts and benefits through the TSAT benefits portal.
- Blue Light Card -Eligible staff can access the Blue Light Card, providing discounts across a wide range of retailers and services.
Next steps
If you are a confident communicator who is interested in recruitment, candidate engagement, social media recruitment and talent attraction, we would love to hear from you.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a suitable number of applications.
To arrange an informal conversation about this vacancy please contact Simon Arnold via email –simon.arnold@tsatrust.org.uk
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant pre-employment checks.
Flexible working opportunities
This is a part-time role with flexible working hours and flexible location within a one hour commute to a Trust school.The role is designed to provide flexibility while ensuring availability to support recruitment activity.
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 expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- simon.arnold@tsatrust.org.uk
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the South West.
We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:
o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success
In this way we transform life chances
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