HR Assistant for Secondary School – Admin & Onboarding

Tradewind Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is working with a well-established secondary school in Newham to recruit an HR Assistant to join their busy HR team. The role covers the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment to onboarding and records management.

You will provide administrative support, manage HR systems, handle confidential information, and respond to staff queries. The ideal candidate has prior HR administration experience, strong IT skills, and excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration or HR support.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidential handling of employee data is essential.
• Proficient IT skills with MS Office and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the HR team.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems.
• Support with recruitment and onboarding of new staff.
• Prepare contracts, offer letters and HR documents.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks (DBS and right-to-work).
• Maintain safeguarding and safer recruitment records.
• Assist with staff absence and leave administration.
• Support payroll-related administration and ensure accuracy.
• Respond to HR queries from staff as first point of contact.
• Assist with staff training and training records.
• Support employee relations and HR processes.
• Produce reports and maintain HR spreadsheets/databases.
• Ensure confidentiality of HR information.
• Support wider school administration when required.

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment is working with a well-established secondary school in Newham to recruit an HR Assistant to join their busy HR team. The role covers the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment to onboarding and records management.

You will provide administrative support, manage HR systems, handle confidential information, and respond to staff queries. The ideal candidate has prior HR administration experience, strong IT skills, and excellent attention to detail.