HR Admin Apprentice: Start Your HR Career

Witham Prospect School; Bracebridge; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Witham Prospect School is hiring a Business Administrator Apprentice to join the HR team. You will provide administrative support across HR operations, support recruitment, arrange interviews, check references, and help maintain staff records and DBS checks, while gaining practical HR experience.

The role offers structured training through Lincoln College and potential progression into a permanent HR Administrator position. Working week is Mon-Thu 9:00–16:30.

Qualifications

• Essential GCSE English and Maths.
• Strong communication and IT skills are required.
• Attention to detail, organisation and reliability are important.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and selection processes in line with Safer Recruitment Policy.
• Assist in arranging interviews and sending relevant correspondence.
• Obtain and verify references for new employees.
• Audit HR files for compliance as required.
• Organise meetings and take accurate minutes.
• Maintain HR work diary and schedule meetings.
• Prepare new starter HR files and ensure proper documentation.
• Update DBS records and matrices as needed.
• Remove leavers’ records from active lists and update staff contacts.
• Provide general administrative support including mailing, scanning and photocopying.
• Enter data using Word, Excel and school management systems.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Team working

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Witham Prospect School is hiring a Business Administrator Apprentice to join the HR team. You will provide administrative support across HR operations, support recruitment, arrange interviews, check references, and help maintain staff records and DBS checks, while gaining practical HR experience.

The role offers structured training through Lincoln College and potential progression into a permanent HR Administrator position. Working week is Mon-Thu 9:00–16:30.