HR Assistant

About the role: Do you excel at administrative support within the Human Resources function? Join us as an HR Assistant, a key role focused on supporting the Business Manager with all aspects of HR administration. Your responsibilities will centre on recruitment, payroll processing, and effective attendance management, ensuring strict adherence to Safer Recruitment practices. Responsibilities: The HR Assistant supports the Business Manager with all aspects of HR administration, including payroll, recruitment, and attendance management. Key duties involve administering the recruitment process, ensuring Safer Recruitment practices are adhered to, and completing all pre-employment checks. The role processes new appointments, manages the academy payroll function (including basic pension administration), and maintains accurate staff attendance records. The HR Assistant also arranges Occupational Health referrals, provides confidential administrative support at meetings, processes DBS checks, and maintains the crucial Single Central Record (SCR). Qualifications:

This role requires relevant experience working within HR/Payroll and experience working in an office environment. Applicants must possess the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences (verbally and in writing) and the critical ability to respect and maintain confidentiality. The ability to use standard ICT packages, including Microsoft Office, is essential. Experience of working in a school environment or with school information management systems is desirable.

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