Job Description:

Do you have experience within school-based HR, safer recruitment or compliance, and a keen eye for detail?

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm (35 hours per week)
Location: Cobham (own transport essential due to location)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits including pension, life assurance, private medical insurance, income protection, EAP, free parking, discounted lunches, on-site gym and swimming pool access, cycle to work scheme and more.

Our client is looking for an HR Administrator to join their friendly and supportive HR team.

• Coordinate and monitor pre-employment and safeguarding checks.
• Manage Enhanced DBS, right to work, reference and employment history checks.
• Conduct overseas and international compliance checks where required.
• Maintain and monitor the Single Central Register (SCR).
• Ensure employee records are accurate, complete and fully compliant.
• Identify, investigate and follow up on compliance gaps and outstanding actions.
• Support audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Provide HR administration support across the employee lifecycle.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration and employee records.
• Prepare HR documentation and correspondence.
• Work closely with managers, candidates, agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement projects and process enhancements across the HR function.

• Previous experience in a school-based HR, compliance, safeguarding or education administration role.
• Strong understanding of safer recruitment and safeguarding requirements.
• Experience maintaining compliance records and managing detailed processes.
• Knowledge of DBS, right to work and reference checking procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Confident communicator who can follow up and challenge where necessary.
• Strong administration and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Positive, proactive and collaborative approach.
• CIPD qualifications or study would be advantageous but are not essential.

• Join a supportive and collaborative HR team.
• Work within a professional and internationally focused organisation.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your HR and compliance experience.
• Access to outstanding on-site facilities and employee benefits.
• Play a key role in safeguarding and supporting a thriving educational environment.
• Genuine long-term career development opportunities.

Office Angels is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background, disability, age, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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