Job Title: Trust HR Assistant
Location: Spark Education Trust, Whinstone Primary School (Ingleby Barwick)
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Actual Salary: £22,811 to £23,699 (Grade F, SCP 7 to 8)
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days (plus days and whole-time working negotiable)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 12.00pm, Monday 2nd March 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 11th March 2026
About the Role
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.
About Us
We are a recently merged Trust, Spark Education Trust which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. The Spark Education Trust can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student.
What we have:
* 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
For further details on us as an organisation, please visit
For further information about the Trust, please contact Shellena Hussain, HR Director at shussain@sparkeducation.org.uk
How to Apply
Please make sure that the application form is completed and returned via email to vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk addressed to Shellena Hussain, HR Director.
Please note that feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates, if you do not receive an invite to interview within 30 days of the advert’s closing date assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application for this post.
Safeguarding Notice
The Spark Education Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.