HR Assistant

Salary: Grade 5, Point 5-7 of the Meridian Trust PayScale (£10,943.87 - £11,313.63pa actual salary)

Hours of work: 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, and hardworking HR Assistant to join our amazing SVC team from September 2024.

The successful candidate will have great interpersonal skills and the ability to work as an individual, as well as part of a team.

The Opportunity

·        To Provide administrative support for the full employee lifecycle including maintenance of files and HR systems.

·        Support with the full recruitment process. Including updating job descriptions and drafting adverts, circulating adverts, and sharing applications with shortlisting panels, inviting candidates to interview.

·        Assist HR Officer with all onboarding checks including DBS, right to work and social media.

·        Update the payroll portal with all sickness and other absences, send out self-certificates and Return to Work paperwork.

The ideal candidate

• A strong administrative background and understanding of the education system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to give direction with strong organisational skills.
• Possess a willingness to learn.

Benefits of working for us: 

As a multi-academy trust of 30 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.  

As well as the above we also offer: 

·        Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning  

·        Free annual eye tests 

·        Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support  

·        Unlimited value cycle to work scheme  

To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust 

Swavesey Village College was judged to be Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in May 2024. Ofsted report that ‘Swavesey Village College is a welcoming, inclusive school with high ambitions for all’, and that ‘Leaders have created a vibrant, successful school where all are welcome and all can succeed’. Moreover, they feel ‘The curriculum for personal development is exemplary’. The achievements of our students are remarkable, both academically in examination success, and across an incredibly wide range of sports, arts and other co-curricular areas.

Swavesey is a village community school located close to Cambridge with excellent transport links to Cambridge and the pretty market town of St Ives, however, we have a considerable local and national reputation for academic excellence and innovation as part of our Academy Trust – Meridian Trust.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. 

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk 

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below. 

Closing date for applications is: Wednesday 11th September 2024

Interview to take place on: TBC 

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.