HR Assistant

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is seeking an HR Assistant to join a friendly HR team supporting around 650 employees, volunteers and contractors across the College.

The role covers HR administration, compliance and recruitment, with a focus on accurate processes, safeguarding checks and maintaining compliant records. You will be a first point of contact for staff and managers and contribute to a professional HR service.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and systematic approach.
• Strong communication skills in a busy HR environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and provide a responsive HR service.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and efficient HR administration across administration, compliance and recruitment.
• Act as first point of contact for staff, managers and new joiners, offering professional HR support.
• Support recruitment activity during busy periods and ensure compliant records, DBS checks and safeguarding processes are followed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

The HR Assistant is part of a friendly HR team supporting approximately 650 employees, as well as a sizeable community of casual workers, volunteers and contractors across the College.

This is a busy and varied role providing accurate and efficient support across three key areas: HR administration, compliance and recruitment.
A significant part of the role is ensuring detailed HR and safeguarding processes are completed accurately and consistently, with required checks carried out and compliant records maintained. The HR Assistant also provides day-to-day HR administration, supports recruitment activity during busy periods and is often a first point of contact for staff, managers and new joiners.
The role requires excellent attention to detail, a systematic and organised approach, and strong communication skills. The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team and providing a responsive, helpful and professional HR service.

Further details about the role, responsibilities and requirements can be found in the candidate pack.

Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 14 September 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is the responsibility of the whole College community. We all remain vigilant about safeguarding at the College and we never think that child abuse could not happen here or to our pupils. A DBS Disclosure is required to Enhanced level. The DBS Code of Practice and the Standard and Enhanced DBS Privacy Policy can be found on our website. Charity 1150064