HR ASSISTANT

JOB TITLE:                        HR Assistant

BASED AT:                           Samuel Whitbread Academy

RESPONSIBLE TO:       Vice Principal (Staffing)

GRADE:                               NJC Scale Level 4D Pts 15-120 (£26,000 - £28,228 actual amount)

HOURS:                               37.00 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, term-time only plus one additional week and 5 designated staff training days.  

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study.  It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace.  The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

We are looking to appoint a committed, flexible and enthusiastic candidate to this challenging and fulfilling role within our Academy . We expect our HR Assistant to have excellent communication skills and take a fair and consistent approach regarding HR processes, whilst providing an efficient and methodical HR administration service to all staff in school. Attention to detail is a must along with an approachable manner.  

The holder of this post will be solely responsible for updating and maintaining the School Central Record, ensuring that all pre-employment checks for new staff are completed to satisfactory standard prior to them joining the Academy. 

This position is offered on a full-time, permanent contract working Monday to Friday. 

This role will involve working closely with the pupils at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

CLOSING DATE:  Midnight, Sunday 5th January 2025

INTERVIEW DATE: w/c Monday 13th January 2025

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Charlotte Linehan on 01462 629900 or clinehan@bestacademies.org.uk

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/  

Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below. 

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Strictly no agencies.