HR Assistant

Category: Trust

Closing Date: Monday 25 September 2023 09:00

Salary: £22,826 - £28,382 depending on experience

Location: The Trust Academies’ sites, with hybrid working in the academy 

holiday periods

Start Date: September 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter

Contract: Fixed term contract ending on 31 May 2024 (Maternity Cover)

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8/8:30am - 4/4:30pm)

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  • Are you an organised individual, with good attention to detail?
  • Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?
  • Are you passionate about a career in HR, and enjoy focusing on recruitment?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive HR team, providing the successful candidate with the skills to develop their HR career. 

There is never a quiet moment in HR so this role will suit somebody who thrives in a busy team-working environment. When providing first line advice you will need to assess the nature of the query and the terms of employment that apply to the particular staff group, in order to provide advice and guidance or appropriately escalate the issue.

To be successful in the role you will have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals. The ability to work as part of a team and work independently is essential, as is high attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of HR records and documentation.

This is a rewarding and developing role, but you will need to enjoy a fast-paced challenge at a time of change for our team. The Trust will offer extensive training on any external database systems, but would expect the successful candidate to have significant experience of utilising Google and Microsoft office, particularly Word/Excel, Google docs/Google Sheets .

The HR Assistant is expected to work across all 3 sites and therefore travelling will be required.

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The Prospect Trust

The Prospect Trust is a leading Multi-Academy Trust in the South of England, with an aim of providing outstanding education for all learners within a family of local academies. There are currently three academies within the Trust: The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Tomlinscote School and Frimley Church of England Junior School.

The Trust has already created a number of centralised functions to support the delivery of outstanding education, including HR, Finance & Payroll, Estates & Facilities and Careers Guidance.  This is an exciting time for either an experienced HR Assistant, someone who is looking for a short  term placement or an individual seeking to embark upon a HR career to join our team, as we will support the successful post holder to understand the processes that apply across Trust academies, along with the nuances of providing HR support and advice in the education sector. 

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How to apply

If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact Martha Trott (HR Advisor) on martha.trott@prospecttrust.org.uk.

Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to martha.trott@prospecttrust.org.uk by 9:00am on Monday 25 September 2023

Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.

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Other information

The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for an interview. 

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The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.