People Support Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a professional and highly motivated People Support Assistant to join the People Team. You will help deliver an efficient HR service across our Trust, supporting recruitment, payroll administration, employee records, absence monitoring and safeguarding compliance.

The role requires strong organisational and communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities with discretion.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles is essential.
• HR experience would be advantageous but is not essential as training will be provided.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills with a strong eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities with professionalism and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support across HR activities including recruitment, payroll administration, and employee record management.
• Monitor absence and safeguard compliance as part of HR services.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Discretion

HR administrative experience

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a professional, organised and highly motivated People Support Assistant to join our friendly and supportive People Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering an efficient and effective HR service across our Trust.

As a central member of the team, you will provide high-quality administrative support across a wide range of HR-related activities, including recruitment, payroll administration, employee record management, absence monitoring and safeguarding compliance.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, a strong eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities with professionalism and discretion. Experience within an administrative role is essential and previous HR experience would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.

What the school offers its staff

• In return, you’ll benefit from coaching and mentoring, professional development opportunities, collaborative Trust-wide and local professional networks, and a positive culture that values wellbeing, learning and development. Most importantly, you’ll have and the chance to make a meaningful difference to our schools, staff and pupils

Commitment to safeguarding

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service. An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.