HR Administrator

Job Description:

The Role
We are seeking an Administrator, to complete our brilliant HR team of seven. Reporting to the HR Business Partner (Compliance), you will provide daily professional administration and support to the HR department to ensure its smooth running.

You will have previous experience working in a busy administrative environment, and love the variety and pace demanded to ensure you keep the plates spinning. Duties will be many and varied but will include:

Handling general incoming enquires to the department professionally and efficiently, supporting the team with issuing written correspondence where required.
Championing compliance with GDPR from a records perspective, working with the team to ensure appropriate filing and archiving.
On-boarding: basic support to the recruitment function when required and supporting the organisation of support staff Induction.
In this busy and challenging role, no two days are likely to be the same so you will need to enjoy working at pace, under pressure, and with an ever-changing to-do list. You will have first-class administration skills – working accurately with highly detailed tasks, and be a confident user of MS Office, particularly Excel. In return you will be fully supported by a welcoming and experienced team, as you learn your new role.

For full details of an overview of the School, details of the responsibilities and requirements for the role including the benefits on offer please see the Applicant Pack available under “Attachments”.

Applicant Information
Hours of work: 30 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Times and days of work to be agreed with the successful candidate, however, a visible presence in the School, to deal with visits and enquiries, is essential, over 52 weeks per year. All meal breaks are non-working hours and unpaid.

Salary: Up to £28,000 (FTE) depending on experience.

Contract Term: Permanent.

Application Closing Date: 25 April 2025.

If you are excited by this opportunity we encourage you to submit an Oundle School application to [email protected] by the closing date above. Please note that we do not accept CV submissions. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE

Email c/o: [email protected] or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department

Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.

How to Apply: Please apply via the website