About this role
We are looking for a proactive and organised Human Resources Administrator to join our team. This role provides first-line HR support and comprehensive HR administration across Orchard Hill College (OHC) and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust (OHCAT). Acting as a primary point of contact for HR-related queries, the successful candidate will support a wide range of HR operations and work flexibly across all areas of the HR function as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end recruitment administration, including advertising roles, coordinating interviews, issuing offers, liaising with agencies, and ensuring compliance with safer recruitment requirements, Trust policies, and pay frameworks.
- Manage all pre-employment and clearance checks in line with KCSIE and Trust procedures, ensuring staff are fully cleared before starting and escalating any concerns appropriately.
- Prepare and process Staff Notification Forms (SNFs), payroll inputs, contracts, variations, allowances, annual leave calculations, and leaver processes, ensuring accuracy, approvals, and timely payment.
- Maintain accurate HR system records, trackers, and the Single Central Record (SCR); prepare standard HR correspondence; support employee benefits; and assist with HR meetings and documentation.
- Act as a first point of contact for HR queries via shared inboxes, working collaboratively with schools and central teams while maintaining confidentiality, GDPR compliance, and a high-quality HR service.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience of working within a Human Resources Department.
- Awareness of issues relating to people with learning difficulties and a willingness to work alongside students who may communicate through challenging behaviour.
- Demonstrable experience of maintaining accurate manual and electronic records.
- Possess of a minimum of CIPD level 3 qualification (or equivalent).
- Willingness to travel to other sites across all OHC&AT locations on an ad-hoc basis