Human Resources Administrator, OHC&AT

Working Pattern: Full time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, throughout the year

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 15 academies and 8 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and business support services.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org

As Human Resources Administrator you will primarily provide key administrative support to the school principals and team managers and you will have the opportunity to be involved in general HR work to build up your knowledge and skills.  These duties will include managing new starter employment clearances, payroll administration, arranging interviews, contract generation, data inputting, note taking and any other HR administration duties. You will also need to contribute to the monitoring and management of HRSupport Inbox and Jobs Inbox, and to provide first line support to ensure staff queries are dealt with professionally, accurately and in a timely manner.

You must be highly organised in order to manage work to meet conflicting deadlines and adept at working in a fast-paced environment. 

If you think you can meet the following criteria then please apply.  

• Successful experience of working within Human Resources or an office environment providing customer services;  
• To possess or be willing to work towards CIPD level 3 qualification, or equivalent.   
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;  
• Attention to detail to produce high quality work;  
• Excellent ICT and numeracy skills.   
• A commitment to learning new skills and developing the role.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact us via email jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk or to arrange a time to speak with Na Wei, HR Operations Manager.  

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Closing Date: 5pm on 17th July 2022

Interviews will take place on: Wednesday 20th July 2022

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role. Failure to show evidence will result in your application not being shortlisted for interview.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.