HR Administrator

Office Angels; Cobham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Cobham is seeking a proactive HR Administrator to join their HR Operations Team. This full-time position involves maintaining compliance with employment law, supporting payroll, and providing comprehensive HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have previous HR administration experience, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of UK employment law. This role offers a salary of £26k-£28,600 with great benefits including private healthcare and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus BH

Private Healthcare

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous HR administration experience, ideally in a compliance-heavy environment.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate HR records and the Single Central Register.
• Support the monthly payroll cycle by checking and processing HR input.
• Provide end-to-end HR administrative support through the employee lifecycle.
• Support recruitment processes and onboarding of new staff.
• Actively contribute to process improvements within HR operations.

Skills

HR administration experience

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Working knowledge of UK employment law

Confident IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

CIPD training

Tools

iTrent

Job description

Overview

HR Administrator

Location: Cobham (with occasional travel to other UK campuses)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 08:30 - 16:30

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: £26k-£28,600K

Great Benefits: 25 days holiday plus BH, in addition to an extra 3 days off at Christmas, Private Healthcare, Free parking

A leading school are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented HR Administrator to join their HR Operations Team. Reporting to the HR Operations Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the Schools remain compliant with UK employment law and ISI regulations, while supporting staff and managers with efficient, confidential and customer-focused HR administration.

This is a varied role, offering the opportunity to support compliance, payroll, recruitment, induction, and employee lifecycle administration, as well as to contribute to process improvements across the HR function.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance:

• Maintain accurate HR records and the Single Central Register (SCR).
• Ensure all pre-employment and safeguarding checks are completed, including DBS, overseas police checks, references and right-to-work.
• Process Skilled Worker visa applications and monitor immigration compliance.
• Ensure policies, processes and reporting meet UK legislation and ISI requirements.

Payroll:

• Act as a key link between HR Administration and Payroll.
• Support the monthly payroll cycle by checking and processing HR input accurately.

HR Administration:

• Provide end-to-end HR administrative support through the employee lifecycle.
• Prepare contracts, letters and other employment documentation.
• Manage joiners and leavers, relocation claims and stipend payments.

Recruitment & Induction:

• Support recruitment processes and onboarding of new staff.
• Assist with induction of new teachers and attend recruitment fairs when required.

Operational Support:

• Actively contribute to process improvements within HR operations.
• Provide support on absence, maternity, employee relations cases and annual pay review.
• Be the first point of contact for employee queries, offering timely and professional advice.

What We're Looking For

• Previous HR administration experience, ideally in a compliance-heavy environment.
• CIPD training.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law, right-to-work, and safeguarding requirements (desirable).
• Confident IT skills, including HR systems (iTrent experience an advantage).
• Strong interpersonal skills and a customer-focused approach.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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