HR Officer - Education Trust (Full-Time, CPD)

Great Heights Academy Trust; Calderdale; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Heights Academy Trust is seeking a highly organised HR Officer to join our Trust HR Team. You will provide front-line HR administration across recruitment, onboarding, employee records and payroll, ensuring compliance and accurate data handling.

Working closely with schools and central teams, you will support workforce processes, reporting, and customer service delivery while upholding safeguarding standards and confidentiality in a busy educational environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing high-quality administrative support within an HR, recruitment, payroll or office environment.
• Experience of coordinating recruitment processes, pre-employment checks, onboarding activities or employee administration.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and databases, with attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information professionally and appropriately.
• Experience of producing reports, analysing information and supporting compliance monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service and responding to enquiries in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support across HR activities including recruitment, onboarding, employee records, payroll administration, compliance monitoring and workforce processes.
• Work closely with schools and central Trust teams to ensure HR systems and records are maintained accurately.
• Support the employee lifecycle within a fast-paced environment, handling confidential information sensitively.
• Produce reports and analytics to support compliance monitoring and workforce reporting requirements.

Skills

HR administration

Recruitment coordination

Payroll administration

Data accuracy

Customer service

Job description

Great Heights Academy Trust is seeking a highly organised HR Officer to join our Trust HR Team. You will provide front-line HR administration across recruitment, onboarding, employee records and payroll, ensuring compliance and accurate data handling.

Working closely with schools and central teams, you will support workforce processes, reporting, and customer service delivery while upholding safeguarding standards and confidentiality in a busy educational environment.