Job Description – Senior HR Administrator – Business Support 5-8
Our School Vision and Values
As a Christian school, St Martin and St Mary is an inclusive and happy community; nurturing confidence, a thirst for learning and resilience in a safe loving environment. Our priority is developing the whole child spiritually, emotionally, physically and academically to live the most rewarding life.
'Life in all its fullness' John 10.10
Employment Details
Job title: Senior HR Administrator
Reports to (job title): Headteacher
Hours of work: 37 hours (negotiable - may be able to offer job share or part time for the right candidate/s) hours worked are over 41 weeks
Salary: from 5b SCP6 - £25,989 to 8b SCP20 – Salary £31,589 (FTE)
Job Purpose
To be responsible for the management and oversight of Human Resource processes and procedures at St Martin and St Mary C of E Primary School and to take an active role in a range of additional administrative duties in support of the school's successful operation.
Main Duties / Responsibilities
· Prepare internal Payroll, processing and uploading all the data to SLRP (payroll provider), produce monitoring sheets for inputting onto PSF, the school finance system
· HR including new contracts
· Induction of new staff and volunteers – prepare paperwork and ensure completed, as well as DBS checks, Occupational Health checks etc.
· Oversee administration for safe recruitment
· Responsible for updating the Single Central Record
· Booking Training courses and keeping a record for all staff including statutory qualifications e.g. first aid, minibus, allergens, safeguarding.
· Absence and maternity claims
· Appraisals and overseeing schedules/cover for relevant staff
· Policies renewals and record keeping
· Workforce Census preparation and returns
· Other duties as required by the Headteacher
The Senior HR Administrator Vacancy
We plan to appoint a senior administrator to join our office team for 37 (negotiable) hours per week. The post is for 41 weeks of the year. This post would suit someone with experience in office administration some of which is specific to an educational setting as well as some experience of human resource administration. Candidates must be sympathetic to the Christian ethos of the school.
From September 2025, our office team will comprise of a full time Senior Finance Administrator with oversight and responsibility for the management of the school office, a Senior HR Administrator (this post), and two part time administrators. Our office is based at the centre of the school. Our experienced team of staff work together to provide; professional administration systems to support our school staff, families, governors and pupils, as well as high quality education and care for the children.
The School
St Martin and St Mary Church of England Primary School caters for children aged between 2 and 11 years old. The school provides education based on the practices and principles of the Church of England Trust Deed. Our school opened on 1st September 2013 and is an amalgamation between St Mary's Church of England Nursery and Infant School with Windermere Church of England Junior School.
Ethos
The school enjoys a secure Christian environment, which creates a stimulating, happy and friendly ethos in which all pupils are encouraged to do their best. The children are guided towards attitudes and behaviour, which enhance the social ethos of the school as a caring community. The school community is settled and stable.
Please see our school website for further information; or to obtain an application form.
Closing date Friday 3rd October 2025 at 12 noon.
Interviews will be held on Friday 10th October 2025 for the successful applicants.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £31,589.00 per year
Expected hours: 37 per week
Benefits:
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person