Assistant HR Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Inspiration Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust in the UK is looking for an exceptional Assistant HR Advisor to provide daily HR support. The ideal candidate should be CIPD qualified and have experience in an HR role within a school environment. This is a maternity cover role on a fixed term until September 2026. The Trust emphasizes a commitment to supporting educational opportunities for all young people and offers a competitive salary along with numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health Plan with 24/7 virtual GP

Cycle-to-work scheme

Retail Benefits discounts

Free Parking

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification to level 3.
• Strong administrative skills with previous school experience.
• Ability to support managers with HR-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day HR functions across academies.
• Assist line managers with policies and procedures implementation.
• Provide excellent HR administration service.

Skills

CIPD qualified to level 3

Good numeracy skills

Good literacy skills

Administrative experience in a school setting

Experience in a busy HR environment

Change management experience

Passion for education

Job description

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £27,711- £30,060 per annum

Start Date: September 2025

Fixed Term: until 30th September 2026

Working Weeks: 52 weeks

We are looking for an exceptional Assistant HR Advisor (Maternity Cover) to join our Central Services Team to provide day to day HR support across Inspiration Trust Academies as part of a successful team in a growing Trust.

The main responsibility of the role will be:
- Working closely with the People Manager and HR Advisors in a generalist support role, assisting line managers to understand and implement policies and procedures.
- Providing an excellent administration service with full legal and best practice compliance.
- Supporting HR casework.
- Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the Trust.

The ideal candidate will have:
- CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) qualified to level 3.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Administrative experience in a school setting.
- Experience of working in a busy HR environment.
- Experience of supporting managers across a variety of departments at different levels in relation to HR.
- Experience of change management.
- A passion for education and changing lives for the better.

Inspiration Trust has twice been ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress and strongly believes in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. The Trust provides strong networks with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. The Trust is committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities to all our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.

Inspiration Trust feels it is important to support every school by centralising certain support services. In turn this reduces workload on senior leaders, helping to establish further value for money on a variety of integrated services. This also ensures the Trust’s Academies have a local support structure and share best practice. As a Trust we will continue to review the services we offer and are committed to making them responsive to individual Academy’s needs.

The Trust’s dedicated Central Services Team is based at the Hewett Academy in Norwich. This team provides a strong range of school support services including:
- Finance
- Governance
- Human Resources and Payroll
- Operations, including Estate management, Health and Safety, ICT and Marketing

When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.

We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.

The Trust also offers:
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
- Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
- Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
- Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation

If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact our Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Wednesday 13th August 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 20th August 2025

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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