HR Administrator

Swale Academies Trust; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Swale Academies Trust is seeking an enthusiastic HR Administrator to provide administrative and operational support across our academies. You will be the primary point of contact for Headteachers and staff, handling HR, payroll, and contractual processes to meet strict deadlines.

Duties include onboarding, contract administration, coordinating with ICT, recruitment, and external payroll providers, maintaining accurate personnel records in line with GDPR and safeguarding requirements.

Qualifications

• Administration of new starter procedures, contracts and offboarding formalities.
• Liaison with ICT, Recruitment, Headteachers and external payroll provider.
• Administration of pay, leave and pension updates.
• Maintenance of accurate personnel records in compliance with GDPR and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective administrative and operational HR support across academies.
• Act as primary contact for Headteachers and staff to manage HR processes.
• Ensure deadlines are met for payroll, contracts and onboarding/offboarding.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll coordination

Contract management

GDPR compliance

Education

Experience in HR in education sector

Job description

Swale Academies Trust has an opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and capable HR Administrator to provide effective administrative and operational support across our academies.

As a primary point of contact for Headteachers and staff, the successful candidate will manage varied HR, payroll, and contractual processes to strict deadlines.

This is a challenging but rewarding role, encompassing a range of duties, including:

• Administration of new starter procedures, contracts, and offboarding formalities.
• Liaison with ICT, Recruitment, Headteachers, and external payroll provider.
• Administration of pay, leave, and pension updates.
• Maintenance of accurate personnel records in compliance with GDPR and safeguarding regulations.

The successful candidate will be a hardworking, friendly and organised individual who is able to prioritise their own workload, and who ideally has some HR and education sector experience.

Further details of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Swale Academies Trust. In return, we offer a stimulating, supporting, and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and where you will have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional opportunities to support your progression.

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