Hr And Recruitment Administrator Required For A School In Slough, Berkshire

Marchant Recruitment; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a professional School HR and Recruitment Administrator for a role in Slough. The successful candidate will support the HR function, maintain staff records and coordinate recruitment activities within a school setting.

The role requires experience in school HR or education recruitment administration, knowledge of safer recruitment procedures and strong IT skills. The position offers a full-time, continuing opportunity in a confidential, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in school HR or education recruitment administration.
• Knowledge of safer recruitment procedures.
• Experience maintaining confidential personnel records.
• Ability to coordinate recruitment and pre-employment checks.
• Strong IT and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment administration, including vacancy paperwork and interviews.
• Support pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment.
• Maintain accurate personnel files and HR databases.
• Monitor references, identity and DBS processes.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts and induction documents.
• Assist with new starter inductions and payroll data checks.
• Update staff absence, training and employment details.

Skills

HR administration

Recruitment coordination

Confidential records

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Record management systems

Job description

Location: Slough, Berkshire
Job Title: School HR and Recruitment Administrator
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Dependent on experience
Contract Type: Full-time, ongoing opportunity

About the Role

An established school in Slough is seeking a professional and highly organised HR and Recruitment Administrator to support its human resources function. This opportunity would suit an experienced school HR administrator or education recruitment professional with a strong understanding of confidential records, recruitment coordination and staff administration.

Previous school HR or school recruitment administration experience is essential. The successful candidate will support the employee lifecycle, helping ensure that recruitment paperwork, safer recruitment documentation and staff records are maintained accurately and in line with school procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating recruitment administration, including vacancy paperwork, interview arrangements and candidate correspondence.
• Supporting pre-employment checks in accordance with the school's safer recruitment procedures.
• Maintaining accurate personnel files, staff records and electronic HR databases.
• Monitoring the progress of references, identity checks, right-to-work checks and DBS-related processes as appropriate.
• Preparing offer letters, contracts, induction paperwork and other employment documentation using approved templates.
• Assisting with new starter inductions and ensuring that required documentation is completed.
• Updating records relating to staff absence, training, qualifications and changes to employment details.
• Responding to routine HR queries and directing more complex matters to the appropriate HR lead.
• Supporting payroll administration by checking and submitting relevant staff information within agreed deadlines.

About the School

The school requires a dependable administrator who can provide consistent support to its HR function while maintaining confidentiality and professional standards.

The successful candidate will work with the HR lead and school leadership team to coordinate recruitment activity, maintain accurate employment records and support the smooth administration of staffing processes.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous school HR, recruitment administration or education-sector personnel experience is essential.
• Knowledge of safer recruitment procedures and school pre-employment checks.
• Experience maintaining confidential personnel records and preparing employment documentation.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office and electronic record-management systems.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage several recruitment processes simultaneously.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• A professional approach to confidentiality, data protection and sensitive staff information.