Service Administrator

Operam Education; The Crescent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Service Administrator to manage compliance processes and support the recruitment team. The role involves conducting right to work checks, maintaining candidate records, and ensuring a smooth recruitment process. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and organizational skills and be proactive in a fast-paced environment. Employees enjoy a variety of benefits including well-being support, training opportunities, and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Employee Assistant Programme

Perks and Discounts App

Reduced hours in school holidays

Eye care scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Wellness day off

Up to 34 days holidays + bank holidays

Extra day off on your birthday

Paid volunteer days

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Keen eye for detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills for daily liaising with candidates.
• Confidence in managing compliance processes and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct right to work checks and DBS applications.
• Gather references and maintain accurate compliance records.
• Ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed.
• Support the recruitment team with candidate updates.
• Participate in candidate recruitment activities.
• Maintain up-to-date records in recruitment systems.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Job description

Service Administrator

Provide Education, part of Operam Education Group

We are a specialist recruitment agency placing temporary staff into schools. As a Service Administrator, you will support our compliance and candidate management processes, ensuring everything runs smoothly, safely, and in line with safeguarding standards.

This is a fast-paced, dynamic role where you’ll play a key part in managing the candidate journey, from right to work checks to DBS processing, and ensuring that everything is fully compliant with industry regulations. You’ll also support the recruitment team, keeping things varied and collaborative while ensuring we’re delivering a seamless service to both candidates and schools.

We are an office-based company. Your hours will be Monday - Friday 8 / 8.30 am - 4.30 / 5pm.

What you will do :

• Conduct right to work checks, DBS applications and teacher qualification checks
• Gather references and maintain accurate candidate compliance records
• Ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed at every stage
• Support the recruitment team with candidate engagement and updates
• Candidate recruitment activities to support pipeline of available staff, including telephone interviews and video calls
• Maintain up-to-date records in our recruitment systems
• Be a valued member of the team supporting across admin and telephone-based tasks

What you’ll bring :

• A keen eye for detail and excellent organisational skills
• Strong communication skills, you will be liaising with candidates and the recruitment team daily
• Confidence in managing compliance processes and safeguarding requirements – we will train you!
• A proactive, team-oriented attitude in a fast-paced environment

This is more than just admin, it's about helping our clients find the right people to work in schools, ensuring a safe and effective recruitment process. If you enjoy variety and want to make a real impact behind the scenes, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits for our employees include :

• Employee Assistant Programme, 247 wellbeing support
• Perks and Discounts App
• Reduced hours in school holidays, we value work life balance
• Eye care scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Wellness day off
• Up to 34 days holidays + bank holidays
• Extra day off on your birthday, on us!
• Pledge / paid volunteer days
• Training and development opportunities via our Career pathways

We look forward to receiving your application.

As a proud member of Inclusive Employers, we are committed to creating a diverse, welcoming, and equitable workplace. We believe in providing a fair and transparent recruitment process, where every candidate is assessed solely on their skills, experience, and potential.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process or at any stage of the interview, please let us know. We are committed to making the necessary accommodations to support you fully.

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to provide proof of their right to work in the UK before commencing employment