Vacancy:             Trust HR Officer

Grade:                 ST 5 (point 13 to 17)                       

Hours:                18 hours per week, 40 weeks per year.  Monday to Friday – working pattern can be discussed but between the hours of 9am and 3pm over 5 days.        

Salary:                 £10,810 – £11,465 per annum (FTE £24,608 - £26,100 per annum)

Start date:         ASAP

Based:                 This role is offered on a hybrid working basis with a mix of office (based at Elmstead Wood Primary School) and home working. 

We are looking to recruit a highly organised, flexible and efficient HR Officer to join the Trust’s central team at our Spring Trust office.  You will play a pivotal role within the central team, supporting the HR Manager, ensuring our schools receive exceptional support, service delivery and solutions for their recruitment needs. 

Our Spring Trust office is located at Elmstead Wood Primary School, Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT.  This role will involve both working from home and in the office. 

The ideal candidate will be a strong team player and able to work with a ‘can do’ attitude and the ability to use their own initiative.  You should be well organized with excellent attention to detail, taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through to completion. 

You should be proficient in the use of IT software such as Microsoft Office and Google packages. 

The successful candidate will manage all HR-related administration matters which will include recruitment from advert to on-boarding, changes to employee working patterns, salary changes, employment contracts and managing the staff leaving process. Previous experience of working in a school environment would be an advantage but not essential.  The role will be a busy and diverse one. 

Our schools/Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formally (CRB) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK. 

Spring Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach.  Our member schools are part of a family that shares their knowledge, expertise and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

If you would like to find out more, please email hr@springtrust.uk and we would be delighted to discuss this opportunity with you. 

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Closing date: 12 April 2026

Interview date: from w/c 13 April 2026

Spring Trust schools:

Elmstead Wood Primary School, Mottingham, London SE9 4AT

Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ

Leesons Primary School, Leesons Hill, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA                                  

Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG                         

St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR