Human Resources Administrator

International Schools Today; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St Peter’s School in York is seeking an HR Administrator to join our HR department. The role is hands-on and requires you to be highly organised, capable of prioritising a busy workload and communicating effectively at all levels.

You will support safer recruitment and contract preparation and work with the HR team across the school’s ~400 staff. The department is undergoing change, and there may be opportunities to contribute to more professional HR work.

Qualifications

• Organised and efficient in workload management.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience as an administrator is valued, HR experience optional.

Responsibilities

• Carry out HR duties including safer recruitment and contract preparation.
• Provide support to the HR department for a school with ~400 staff.
• Work as part of a busy HR team to maintain an effective HR service.

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Job description

Responsible to: Human Resources Business Partner

Hours of work: Term time (34 weeks) – 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.30 with half an hour unpaid lunch.

School Holidays (18 weeks) – 30 hours per week. Monday to Friday 9.00 to 3.30 with half an hour unpaid lunch.

Some flexibility can be offered on start/finish times.

St Peter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by complying with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures at all times. The successful applicant will be required to undergo statutory pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Overall purpose of the post:

We are looking to appoint a HR Administrator to our HR department. The successful candidate will need to be organised, effective at prioritising their workload and have excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate effective at all levels. Although desirable, it is not essential that the successful candidate has HR experience although candidates must be experienced and effective administrators.

The HR department consists of the Head of HR, HR Business Partner and HR Administrator. The department provides a full HR service to c400 staff across both the Junior and Senior Schools. HR is a busy department, and we are supporting the school through a period of significant change. This is a hands-on, operational role whose support will be vital in maintaining an effective HR service. The role holder will carry out a range of HR duties, including those related to safer recruitment and contract preparation. There may be opportunities for the right candidate to be involved in the more professional aspects of HR work.