HR Officer

Orion Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Education in London is seeking an HR Officer with HR administration experience to support recruitment, onboarding and payroll processes while ensuring Safer Recruitment compliance.

You will maintain accurate employee records, provide first-line HR advice to managers, administer HR systems such as SAM People, SAM Payroll and MyNewTerm, and contribute to HR projects across the Trust to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and delivering services within a school or trust environment.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with school leaders and staff.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and payroll processes.
• Familiarity with HR databases and data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes, ensuring compliance with safer recruitment requirements.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR databases.
• Provide first-line HR advice and support to managers and staff.
• Assist with employee relations processes, absence management and family-friendly leave administration.
• Support monthly payroll processing, including starters, leavers and contractual changes.
• Administer key HR systems including SAM People, SAM Payroll, MyNewTerm, Flick Learning and Freshdesk.
• Produce HR reports and support data analysis and compliance audits.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the Trust.

Skills

HR administration

Relationship building

Problem solving

Customer service

Tools

SAM People

SAM Payroll

MyNewTerm

Flick Learning

Freshdesk

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with HR administration experience who enjoys building positive relationships, solving problems and delivering excellent service. Working closely with school leaders and colleagues across the Trust, you will play a key role in supporting recruitment, employee relations, payroll administration and HR systems management.

As HR Officer, you will:

• Support end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes, ensuring compliance with safer recruitment requirements.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR databases.
• Provide first-line HR advice and support to managers and staff.
• Assist with employee relations processes, absence management and family-friendly leave administration.
• Support monthly payroll processing, including starters, leavers and contractual changes.
• Administer key HR systems including SAM People, SAM Payroll, MyNewTerm, Flick Learning and Freshdesk.
• Produce HR reports and support data analysis and compliance audits.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the Trust.