What skills and experience we're looking for We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with good administrative and IT skills to join our Central Services HR Team. The successful candidate will need a pro-active approach to work, with the ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively while using their initiative and working independently when needed. As a Trust HR Assistant, you will be based in the Spark Education Trust Central Offices at Whinstone Primary School. Here, you will work as part of the Central Services HR Team alongside the Trust’s HR Director and HR Officers. The purpose of this role is to provide effective HR administrative support to the Trust HR Director, Trust HR Officers, Headteachers and School Administrators. Providing this support will encompass being responsible for data input across various systems while ensuring filing systems are kept up to date and recruitment administration. You will also be the first point of contact with regards to HR queries, monitoring the HR / Vacancies inbox and answering the phones, escalating them when appropriate. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with previous administrative / HR experience who is keen to further develop themselves within the HR field. Fully funded CIPD training is available, as well as a wealth of experience from the Trust HR Director and Trust HR Officers to support you in furthering your professional development within HR. What the school offers its staff • A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere • Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve • An aspirational curriculum for all students • A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team • Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers • Opportunities for career development Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.