HR Administrator

Caldmore Primary Academy; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Academy Transformation Trust (ATT) is hiring an HR Administrator to support Bristnall Hall, North Walsall, and Caldmore academies. The role requires accurate payroll processing, comprehensive record-keeping and a responsive service to colleagues, with travel between campuses as needed.

You will work in a specialist people services environment, ensuring confidentiality and compliance while contributing to ATT's People Strategy for the 2026-2030 period.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR, payroll, administration or customer-focused environment.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to draft professional correspondence.
• Experience of maintaining records and working with confidential information.
• Good numerical skills and confidence working with data and calculations.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate payroll information and employee records.
• Provide timely HR administration across three academies.
• Respond to colleagues' queries and ensure data confidentiality.
• Travel between Bristnall Hall, North Walsall and Caldmore academies as required.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll data handling

Confidential information

Numerical skills

Organisational skills

Written communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

HR Administrator

Academy base: Bristnall Hall Academy

37 hours per week | All Year Round

NJC Point 7-14 | £27,274-£30,515 FTE

Hybrid working, with Bristnall Hall Academy as the primary base and travel to North Walsall Primary Academy and Caldmore Primary Academy as required.

Applicants must be able to travel to all three academies.

Make every detail count. Help our people do their best work.

Great people services help academies run well. At Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), we are looking for an HR Administrator who combines exceptional attention to detail with a practical drive to make things simpler, faster and more reliable for colleagues. Your work will help turn our People Strategy into a positive everyday experience across Bristnall Hall, North Walsall and Caldmore academiesThis is more than processing paperwork. Accurate payroll information, timely administration, dependable records and clear answers help colleagues feel supported and give leaders confidence in the information they use. By getting the detail right first time and reducing avoidable delays and duplication, you will help protect colleagues’ time, support effective decisions and enable academy teams to focus on pupils and their communities.

What you will bring

• You check your work carefully and take pride in accurate records, correspondence and payroll information.
• You spot discrepancies, investigate their cause and correct them promptly, understanding why accuracy and compliance matter.

Confidence with numbers and systems

• You are comfortable with figures, calculations and payroll data, and can identify information that does not look right.
• You use spreadsheets and HR systems confidently to organise information and support reliable administration.

An efficient, improvement-focused approach

• You look for simpler ways to work, reduce duplication and prevent recurring errors while maintaining appropriate checks.
• You plan ahead, prioritise competing deadlines and take ownership of queries through to resolution.

A colleague-focused service

• You build positive relationships and communicate clearly and sensitively with colleagues at all levels.
• You provide helpful, responsive service while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Professionalism and integrity

• You handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgement.
• You act with integrity, take responsibility for your work and uphold Trust values and professional expectations.

Essential experience and skills

• Experience in an HR, payroll, administration or customer-focused environment.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to draft professional correspondence.
• Experience of maintaining records and working with confidential information.
• Good numerical skills and confidence working with data and calculations.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Why your role matters to ATT

Our People Strategy 2026-2030 translates ATT2030 into the lived colleague experience. It calls for simpler people processes, less administrative burden and reliable information that helps leaders make timely decisions. As an HR Administrator, you will help put this into practice: making support easier to access, keeping information accurate and helping colleagues become Capable, Competent and Confident.

Working across three academies, you will connect local needs with the expertise of the wider HR team. By sharing good practice and improving everyday processes, you can help build a more consistent, efficient people service across ATT. This is practical work with a wider purpose: creating the conditions in which colleagues can do their best work for pupils and communities.

Ready to make every detail count?

Closing date: Thursday 26th November 2026 at 9am

Interview Date: Week commencing 30th November 2026

Join ATT and help create the conditions in which colleagues, pupils and communities can thrive.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE 2026. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.