Apprentice HR Administrator

We are delighted to seek applicants for the Trust wide role of Apprentice HR Administrator

This is a Grade 3 Fixed Term Appointment for 18 months, aspiring to progress to an HR Administrator (grade 4) role within the team after succesfully completing the Apprenticeship programme. You will work towards accreditation by achieving the apprenticeship standards, completing all assignments and training.

This is a full-time post, working 35 hours per week.

You will join the Trust central HR Team to provide excellent support to our schools, enabling us to recruit, develop and retain outstanding staff to provide exceptional education for all students.

This role is customer focused, with a particular emphasis on administration, supporting the recruitment process, managing HR data and compliance.   

The successful candidate will be based in our central support office on the Piper Hill High School 6th Form site, working closely with the Senior HR Administrator and HR Officer.

What will you be doing as an apprentice?

As an Apprentice HR Administrator you will work under the direction of our Senior HR Administrator and be responsible for a wide range of duties:

• Provide administrative support to HR colleagues and schools with key recruitment tasks including advertising vacancies, coordination of shortlisting packs etc.      
• Carry out a range of pre-employment checks to ensure candidates for interview are appropriately qualified and suitable for the role to support safer recruitment in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.  
• Create and update staff records ensuring accurate information is stored to support HR Officer and reporting  

What training will the apprenticeship include and what qualification will you get at the end?

Full training will be provided for this role, we will support you to complete a Level 3 programme in HR Support: HR support / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Your course will include online learning, onsite assessment at work, tutorials and training activities within your role and the completion of a portfolio for assessment. You will be assigned a work-based tutor who will guide and support you to acquire and develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

We offer excellent opportunities for progression upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

At the end of the Fixed Term Appointment and upon successful completion of the apprenticeship there would be the opportunity to be appointed to a permanent post as an HR Administrator.

As a Trust employee you will receive an effective induction into the team and will be supported by a mentor to complete an Apprenticeship. You will support the vision, values and objectives of the Trust and demonstrate a collaborative, team working approach to school and Trust improvement https://prospere.org.uk/about-us/vision-values  

Working for us 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work-life balance and be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support for the well-being and mental health of everyone who works at Prospere Learning Trust. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support 
• access to Cyclescheme  
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 
• a range of policies which demonstrate our respect for your time and priorities outside work, including flexible working  

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 31 July 2024

Interview Date: The following week

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.  

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at the interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are a disability-confident employer. 

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk