Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT)
Birmingham
£28,163 - £29,572 per year
Salary:
Support Staff pay grade SC4.13 - SC4.16: £28,163 - £29,572
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 October 2025
Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting people and playing a key role in nurturing a positive workplace culture? We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented HR Assistant to join our central team at Fairfax Multi Academy Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to support and develop your HR career in a values-driven organisation committed to delivering excellence in education, working closely with schools, leaders, and support staff.
This role is based primarily at Smiths Wood Academy; however, are able to offer hybrid working (one day a week from home).
As an HR Assistant, you will:
* Provide a competent and consistent HR service across the Trust, supporting daily operations and contributing to the overall success of the HR function
* Deliver a confidential and responsive HR administration service, including support with recruitment, onboarding, contract processing, and employee records
* Act as the first point of contact for HR-related queries, offering accurate and timely advice to staff, leaders, and external stakeholders
* Provide regular on-site support across Academies and the Central Team, helping ensure HR presence and consistency at a local level
* Work closely with the HR Business Partner and wider HR team on project work, policy updates, and continuous improvement initiatives
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, takes initiative, and wants to make a positive impact across multiple schools.
We welcome applications from individuals who:
* Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Are highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities
* Demonstrate discretion and a strong sense of confidentiality
* Have experience in HR or administration (school or education sector experience is a plus)
* Are IT literate with experience using HR systems (or a willingness to learn)
* Are flexible, enthusiastic, and committed to supporting staff and students alike
A CIPD qualification or working towards one is desirable but not essential.
About us
Located in the north of Solihull and serving students from Years 7 to 11, Smith's Wood is in a transitional state as we embark on our next phase of continued growth. One of the most improved schools for attendance in the Midlands, we're proud of the collective spirit and high expectations that permeate our school. It's an exciting time to join us in our mission to "enrich the lives and transform the futures" of our young people.
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We're also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.
Benefits
When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:
* Educational support
* Flexi perks
* Salary sacrifice scheme
* Perkbox subscription
* Professional learning and regular training
* Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
* Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
* Menopause awareness training
* Free flu jabs
* Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
* Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
* Diet and nutrition webinars
Closing date: Midday on 3 October 2025.
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
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About Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT)
Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT)
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
West Midlands
B75 7JT
United Kingdom
Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is a family of schools aiming to develop articulate, resilient and ambitious students, regardless of background, with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to excel in modern Britain. We want the very best for all our students across the trust because we believe that demographics should not determine destiny.
We have over 3000 students across our four campuses around the city of Birmingham and almost half of those students are eligible for free school meals. We are looking for dedicated professionals who want to take on the challenge of eradicating educational disadvantage: why should a child's life chances be decided by their postcode or background? We believe that every child deserves the same high standard of education to change their lives.
Each of our four campuses across the city of Birmingham has a traditional approach with old-fashioned values where courtesy, manners and respect are central. You can find live vacancies by clicking on our campus pages below:
Bournville School
Erdington Academy
Fairfax Academy
Fairfax Academy Trust
Smith's Wood Academy
Each academy is an environment where excellence is a daily pursuit that is expected through high standards of presentation and quality of work. We believe there is dignity in hard work and our dedicated staff go the extra mile for our students to not only ensure that they succeed academically, but develop a depth of character through their everyday and extra-curricular experiences. We expect every child to challenge themselves, fostering our students' aspirations, supporting them to overcome obstacles to pursue their goals and achieve their ambitious aims in life.
We are looking for more dedicated professionals to join our family to contribute to our mission, exuding and extending our values.
Our core values and beliefs:
* Excellence – We strive for the highest quality to ensure excellent outcomes
* Dedication – We believe there is dignity in hard work and effort
* Ambition – We want the very best for our students
* Integrity – We believe in openness and transparency
* Tradition – We believe in old fashioned manners, courtesy and respect
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