Experienced School Hr Administrator Needed For A Secondary Academy In Luton

Marchant Recruitment; Luton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a diligent School HR Administrator in Luton to support the HR lead and the school’s administration team. The role focuses on maintaining confidential staff records, assisting with recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding requirements within education.

The ideal candidate will have prior HR administration experience in a school, academy or college, a strong emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality and safer recruitment practices, and

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration, preferably within a school, academy or college.
• Ability to maintain confidential staff records accurately.
• Understanding of safeguarding and DBS processes in education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and confidential staff personnel records.
• Support recruitment administration, including interview arrangements.
• Prepare documentation for new starters.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks and track outstanding paperwork.
• Support DBS checks and maintain relevant records.
• Assist with employment references and right-to-work documentation.
• Update staff information on HR systems.
• Support absence recording and attendance administration.
• Prepare contracts, letters and other HR correspondence.
• Assist with staff induction and onboarding.
• Monitor probation dates, training records and compliance deadlines.
• Respond to routine HR enquiries from school staff.
• Support the HR lead with general administrative tasks.

Skills

HR administration

Record keeping

Recruitment administration

Confidentiality

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Job Title: School HR Administrator
Location: Luton, Bedfordshire
Salary: Dependent on experience
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: ASAP

About the School

A large secondary academy in Luton is seeking an organised and discreet HR Administrator to support its school's HR and personnel functions.

The successful candidate will work alongside the school's HR lead and senior administration team, helping maintain accurate staff records and ensuring recruitment and employment processes are completed efficiently. The role requires an understanding of the additional safeguarding and compliance requirements involved in recruiting and employing staff within education.

About the Role

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining accurate and confidential staff personnel records.
• Supporting recruitment administration, including interview arrangements.
• Preparing documentation for new starters.
• Coordinating pre-employment checks and tracking outstanding paperwork.
• Supporting DBS checks and maintaining appropriate records.
• Assisting with employment references and right-to-work documentation.
• Updating staff information on relevant HR systems.
• Supporting absence recording and staff attendance administration.
• Preparing contracts, letters and other HR correspondence for approval.
• Assisting with staff induction and onboarding.
• Monitoring probation dates, training records and compliance deadlines.
• Responding to routine HR enquiries from school staff.
• Supporting the HR lead with general administrative tasks.

The Ideal Candidate

Previous HR administration experience within a school, academy or college is essential.

The school is looking for someone who understands the importance of confidentiality, accurate record keeping and safer recruitment procedures within education.

Experience with school-based HR systems, recruitment compliance and staff onboarding would be highly advantageous.

An enhanced DBS will be required.