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Job title: People Data Administrator
Contract type: Fixed term until April 2027.
Salary: CSET 9 or 10, starting salary dependent on experience. FTE (£27,255 - £30,024)
Hours: Up to 37 per week (part time and flexible working options available)
Location: This role is based at Marlwood School, with some school and remote working available.
Looking to develop your expertise in HR systems and people data within a supportive environment? This fixed-term role places you at the heart of our digital transformation as we implement our Trust wide HR Information Systems (HRIS). You will play a vital role in cleansing and structuring the data that will underpin our new system, ensuring we have the high-quality insights needed helping to ensure we have accurate, reliable information to support our schools. If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join CSET during an exciting period of change.
About the role
We are seeking a People Data Administrator to join our People Operations Team. Your primary focus will be preparing for the smooth implementation of the Trust’s HR Information System (HRIS), ensuring our people data is accurate, consistent, and ready for future organisational growth.
Reporting to the Head of People Operations, you will be responsible for interrogating complex data from multiple sources, identifying discrepancies, and performing essential data cleansing and validation. Beyond the system implementation, you will support statutory returns, contribute to people reporting, and work collaboratively to provide high-quality data that shapes our HR initiatives and supports school improvement.
About you
You bring a blend of technical curiosity and meticulous attention to detail, with a genuine interest in how high-quality data can improve organisational processes. You are someone who enjoys the "detective work" of identifying errors and inconsistencies, ensuring that every record is accurate, compliant, and reliable. With strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to learning new digital tools, you thrive in a collaborative team that values shared problem solving and delivering high quality outputs.
What you’ll bring:
1. Proven experience working with HR, payroll, MIS, or similar data systems.
2. The ability to interrogate datasets, spot trends, and take appropriate action to maintain accurate records.
3. Exceptional attention to detail in data entry, validation, and record-keeping.
4. Confidence using Excel (including sorting, filtering, and formulas) to manipulate and organise information.
5. The ability to handle confidential information with integrity and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
Desirable:
6. Experience working in a school, Multi-Academy Trust, or similar multi-site organization.
7. Familiarity with education-based systems such as Bromcom or iTrent.
8. An interest in or working towards a qualification in HR, Data Administration, or Business Administration (e.g., CIPD Level 3).
This role supports the essential day‑to‑day work of the People Team while helping us strengthen our HR data and systems ahead of the new HRIS.
About us
Castle School Education Trust (CSET) is a vibrant family of schools united by one powerful ambition: to deliver a great education for every child.
Spanning four secondary and five primary schools across South Gloucestershire, we’re proud of our strong track record in school improvement, rising pupil numbers, and consistently improving outcomes. Each of our schools has a distinct identity shaped by the community it serves—and we celebrate that uniqueness while sharing expertise, resources, and support across the Trust.
You will be joining us at an exciting time, as we work collaboratively with eleven schools from TPLT in North Somerset, with an aim to join to form Pathway Trust in the future.
We can offer you:
9. Commitment to CPD and development of all staff including collaborative support and instructional coaching to allow employees to thrive
10. Commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
11. Values and vision that are lived not laminated
12. Open and honest culture
13. Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
14. Discount with Microsoft & Dell
15. Discounted gym membership
16. Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service
17. Cycle to work scheme
18. Dedicated counselling service
Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something truly transformative.
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by Thursday 29th January, 2026 at 9am. Interviews are due to take place on Friday 6th February 2026. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview.
CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
Safeguarding Statement
CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Ecceptions) Order 1975. Our full Recruitment and Selection policy can be found on the CSET website.