Human Resources Assistant
The Lumen Learning Trust is looking to appoint a permanent part-time HR Assistant to join our HR Team. This exciting role will support the Trust’s HR Manager with providing a range of administrative support services to assist effective and efficient HR, payroll and training & development across the Trust. The role requires working at pace and the ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.
Previous experience working in a school setting is desirable but applications from those with experience outside of education will be considered.
We are looking for the right candidate to join our team. Our ideal candidate will have:
- GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in Maths & English
- Experience of working in an administrative environment
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use initiative to work independently as well as part of the HR team
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Good ICT skills in a range of applications and ability to learn new systems
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their experience in HR whilst contributing to a supportive and collaborative team.
More information about our Schools and the Lumen Learning Trust may be found on our website.
Start Date: 2nd September 2025
Hours: 25 hours per week, to be worked between 8am and 4pm and over 5 days per week (Monday to Friday). Work pattern to be agreed on appointment.
40 weeks a year (term time plus 5 inset days and one additional week to be worked during school holidays).
Salary: PS5 £26,777 - £28,686 full time equivalent, £16,407 - £17,577 actual (salary dependent on experience). April 2025 pay award pending
Location: This post will be primarily based between The Echelford Primary School and Darley Dene Primary School
Closing date:
Interviews: Monday 14th July 2025, at 9am
Thursday 17th July or Friday 18th July 2025
The Job Description and Person Specification fully outline the requirements of this post. To apply for this position please complete an application form. CVs are not accepted. If you wish to discuss this role or arrange to visit prior to application, please contact Mrs Jenny Boulton HR Manager.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
