HR Assistant

The Role

 Hours :37hpw, All Year Round (Flexible by agreement) Permanent

Grade: N5 £26873 - £28700 per annum,

Hourly Rate: £13.93 - £14.91

Prosper Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an HR Assistant with relevant experience to join our busy and friendly team. This post offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious applicant to join an established multi-academy trust to provide HR assistance and support to our academies and Trust. This post will allow the right applicant the opportunity to utilise and develop their HR skills and experience to support our academies and to contribute to the work of our growing Trust.

The successful applicant will be based with the Central Services Team. Applicants will be able to manage their own workload and respond to the demands of a busy team. Applicants will need to be committed, flexible and highly motivated in their work. Relevant training and support will be provided.

Experience of working in a school / academy or an education setting is highly desirable. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Have experience of delivering high quality customer service
• Be able to plan, prioritise and manage own workload independently to meet deadlines
• Be a supportive and co-operative team member with a flexible approach

The Trust is proud to say that the Real Living Wage is matched we also offer the successful candidate: 

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another 
• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide CPD programmes. 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group.  
• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme. 

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened during the 2023. year. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.

Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work within the Trust is expected to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.  You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.  This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.  Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Qualifications

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