Recruitment and People Services Administrator

Ivy Education Trust; Shaldon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time role

Career average pension scheme with ~17

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Ivy Education Trust is seeking a Recruitment and People Services Administrator to attract and welcome talented staff across our schools. You will coordinate recruitment from vacancy approval through onboarding, ensuring a positive candidate experience.

You will administer essential pre-employment and safeguarding checks, maintain accurate records, and provide high-quality people services support to managers. This role offers flexible part-time, part-year hours within a values-driven Trust.

Qualifications

• Organised and customer-focused with attention to detail.
• Clear communication and relationship-building to support customers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment activities from vacancy approval through onboarding.
• Administer essential pre-employment and safeguarding checks.
• Maintain accurate records and respond to first-line enquiries.
• Provide high-quality administrative support across people services activities.

Skills

Organised

Customer-friendly

Attention to detail

Job description

If you are motivated by making a difference and would like to work in a team who directly support a team of incredible staff, we would welcome your application.

Why join us?

• Work for a values-driven organisation that values innovation and collaboration.
• Make a tangible difference in education and the lives of our pupils.
• Access to professional development opportunities to grow your career.

What you’ll do

As our Recruitment and People Services Administrator, you will play a key role in attracting and welcoming talented people to our Trust. Working as part of a small, supportive People Team, you will coordinate recruitment activities from vacancy approval through to onboarding, ensuring candidates receive an excellent experience at every stage. You will be responsible for administering essential pre-employment and safeguarding checks, maintaining accurate records and supporting managers across our schools through responding to first line enquiries. Alongside recruitment, you will provide high-quality administrative support across a range of people services activities, helping to ensure our colleagues receive a proactive, efficient, and professional service.

About you

If are an organised, customer-focused and take pride in delivering an accurate and efficient service that adds value to our customers, we would love to hear from you. Your clear communication skills, and enjoyment of building positive relationships will equip you well for this role. We work in a busy environment, if you enjoy managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail this could be a great role for you.

We are on a journey to develop and improve our service. If you are proactive, solution-focused and comfortable using technology to improve the way you work, you will have the opportunity to use these skills.

Most importantly, if you share our values of Courage, Compassion, Collaboration and Commitment, and are motivated by the opportunity to support the recruitment and retention of the exceptional people who make a difference to the lives of children and young people every daythen we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch to learn more about this opportunity.

We offer

• A role where your work really matters
• The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in creating the conditions to support the growth of others
• A part-time, part year contract
• Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of c17%*
• Ongoing professional development

*Employer contribution rates set by the Local Government Pension Scheme.