The posting
The Opportunity
We are looking for an organised, proactive and digitally confident HR Administrator to join our Central People Team. This is an opportunity to provide a high-quality HR administration service that supports colleagues and schools across Brooke Weston Trust.
You will join us at an important stage in the development of our People service, as we create more consistent, efficient and digitally enabled ways of working across the Trust. The role offers variety, responsibility and the opportunity to help shape processes that improve the experience of candidates, employees and school-based colleagues.
If you enjoy bringing order to detailed processes, providing excellent service and finding better ways to get things done, we would love to hear from you.
The role is predominantly based in the office - with opportunity for home working.
About the Role
As HR Administrator, you will support the accurate and timely delivery of key employee lifecycle processes, from recruitment and pre-employment checks through to contractual changes, payroll administration and leaver processes. You will prepare employment documentation, maintain accurate records, respond to routine enquiries and help ensure that requests are completed or escalated appropriately.
Safer recruitment will be an important part of the role. You will coordinate recruitment administration, communicate with candidates, complete and record pre-employment checks and support the maintenance of the Single Central Record. You will handle personal information with care and ensure that records and processes meet the Trust’s safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
The role is not only about completing transactions. You will use our HR systems, Microsoft 365 and digital tools to make processes clearer, simpler and more resilient. Working alongside HR Officers and the wider People Team, you will help identify opportunities to reduce manual activity, improve workflows and provide a responsive, consistent service across our schools.
We are looking for someone with previous HR administration experience, strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail. You will be able to manage competing deadlines, communicate professionally and use sound judgement about when a query needs to be referred to an HR colleague. Experience of using SharePoint, Power Automate or similar digital tools would be an advantage, but a willingness to learn and improve how we work is equally important.
Be part of something bigger
At Brooke Weston Trust, we believe education has the power to transform lives. Our purpose is to give every child and young person the knowledge, qualifications, confidence, character and opportunities that become their tickets for life.
Each of our schools has its own identity, shaped by the community it serves, while benefiting from being part of a connected and collaborative Trust. Together, we share ideas, expertise and opportunities so that our pupils, colleagues and schools can flourish.
Whatever your role, you will be part of a wider team united by a shared purpose. Whether you work directly with pupils or support their education in another way, your contribution helps to create the experiences and opportunities every child deserves.
A simple question guides our decisions and keeps children at the centre of our work:
Is this good enough for our children?
A place to belong, grow and make a difference
Our people are central to everything we achieve. We want every colleague to feel that they belong, are valued for their contribution and are supported to build a fulfilling career.
As part of our Trust, you will have opportunities to develop your expertise, learn with and from colleagues across our schools and central teams, contribute your ideas and explore future career opportunities.
You will be part of a professional community that shares knowledge, celebrates success and works together to make a lasting difference to children, families and communities.
We are committed to creating positive and inclusive working environments built on trust, respect and shared responsibility. We want colleagues to feel supported to do their best work, encouraged to develop and confident that their contribution matters.
What we can offer you
Creating tickets for life for our children begins with attracting, developing and supporting great people. We want Brooke Weston Trust to be a place where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to thrive.
Alongside the opportunity to make a genuine difference to children and young people, you will have access to a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and future.
Supporting your health and wellbeing
- One wellbeing day each year, in addition to your annual leave entitlement.
- A healthcare cash plan, helping with the cost of a range of everyday healthcare expenses.
- Access to an online GP.
- A confidential Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, including access to telephone, online and face-to-face counselling.
- Employee discounts with a variety of local and national retailers, including discounts on shopping, dining, health and beauty, days out and holidays.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch during term time, when working in one of our Trust schools.
Investing in your future
- Generous pension provision through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on your role, including valuable life cover and ill-health protection.
- Generous annual leave for eligible support colleagues, starting at 25 days each year, plus bank holidays, with an additional three days after five years’ service.
- The opportunity for eligible colleagues to purchase up to 10 additional days of annual leave each year.
- Payment of professional subscription or membership fees, where membership of a professional body is required for your role.
Helping you belong, grow and develop
- High-quality training and professional development through the BWT Centre for Professional Development.
- Opportunities to learn with and from colleagues across our schools and central teams.
- Professional networks that encourage collaboration, shared learning and the exchange of expertise.
- Opportunities to develop your strengths, broaden your experience and explore future career pathways across the Trust.
- The support of ambitious and collaborative colleagues who share high standards and expectations for our pupils and one another.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from people with different experiences, identities and perspectives.
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, individual differences are valued and colleagues have equitable opportunities to contribute, develop and progress.
We make employment decisions fairly and do not tolerate unlawful discrimination.
If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can support you.
