HR Assistant (Temporary)

HR Assistant

Temporary | Contract

About the Role

You'll join the HR team of a multi-academy trust, providing day-to-day administrative support across the employee lifecycle. Working closely with HR colleagues and managers, you'll help keep recruitment, onboarding and employee records running smoothly.

This is a hands-on support role where accuracy and discretion matter, and where you'll be the first point of contact for routine HR queries.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing administrative support across recruitment, onboarding and the wider employee lifecycle.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records and HR systems.
• Preparing HR documentation such as offer letters, contracts and contractual changes.
• Responding to routine HR queries from staff and managers, escalating where appropriate.
• Supporting pre-employment checks and compliance records.
• Assisting the HR team with meetings, note-taking and general coordination.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in an HR administration or busy administrative role
• Strong organisational skills and close attention to detail
• Confident handling confidential information with discretion
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Competent using HR systems, databases and Microsoft Office

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience working within a school, trust or wider education setting
• CIPD qualification, or working towards one
• Knowledge of safer recruitment and pre-employment checks

If you're an organised HR professional looking for your next assignment, we'd love to hear from you.