School HR Assistant: Admin & Onboarding in Education

Tradewind Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is recruiting an HR Assistant for a busy secondary school in Newham, East London. You will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring records, onboarding and HR documentation are accurate and confidential.

The ideal candidate will have HR experience, excellent attention to detail, solid IT skills with Microsoft Office and Excel, and the ability to manage a varied workload in a busy education environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Assistant or HR Administrator role.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Knowledge of HR administration and employee lifecycle.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good IT skills, especially Microsoft Office and Excel.
• The ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• A professional and approachable manner.
• Experience in a school or education setting desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day administrative support to the HR team.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding of new staff.
• Preparing contracts, offer letters and other HR documentation.
• Coordinating pre-employment checks, including DBS and right-to-work checks.
• Maintaining records relating to safeguarding and safer recruitment.
• Assisting with staff absence, sickness and leave administration.
• Supporting payroll-related administration and ensuring information is accurate.
• Responding to HR queries from staff and providing a professional first point of contact.
• Assisting with staff training and maintaining training records.
• Supporting employee relations matters and HR processes.
• Producing reports and maintaining HR spreadsheets and databases.
• Ensuring confidentiality of all HR records and information.
• Supporting wider school administration when required.

Skills

HR Administration

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Prioritisation

Team player

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment is recruiting an HR Assistant for a busy secondary school in Newham, East London. You will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring records, onboarding and HR documentation are accurate and confidential.

The ideal candidate will have HR experience, excellent attention to detail, solid IT skills with Microsoft Office and Excel, and the ability to manage a varied workload in a busy education environment.