School HR Administrator: Onboarding & Compliance

Marchant Recruitment; Luton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a diligent School HR Administrator in Luton to support the HR lead and the school’s administration team. The role focuses on maintaining confidential staff records, assisting with recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding requirements within education.

The ideal candidate will have prior HR administration experience in a school, academy or college, a strong emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality and safer recruitment practices, and

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration, preferably within a school, academy or college.
• Ability to maintain confidential staff records accurately.
• Understanding of safeguarding and DBS processes in education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and confidential staff personnel records.
• Support recruitment administration, including interview arrangements.
• Prepare documentation for new starters.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks and track outstanding paperwork.
• Support DBS checks and maintain relevant records.
• Assist with employment references and right-to-work documentation.
• Update staff information on HR systems.
• Support absence recording and attendance administration.
• Prepare contracts, letters and other HR correspondence.
• Assist with staff induction and onboarding.
• Monitor probation dates, training records and compliance deadlines.
• Respond to routine HR enquiries from school staff.
• Support the HR lead with general administrative tasks.

Skills

HR administration

Record keeping

Recruitment administration

Confidentiality

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a diligent School HR Administrator in Luton to support the HR lead and the school’s administration team. The role focuses on maintaining confidential staff records, assisting with recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding requirements within education.

The ideal candidate will have prior HR administration experience in a school, academy or college, a strong emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality and safer recruitment practices, and