People Administrator in Croydon

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced People Administrator who has a keen interest in people and recruitment to join our school based regional People team.

Your opportunity

We are looking to appoint a highly skilled and adaptable People Administrator to join Chestnut Primary School. While your day to day work will be rooted in the school environment supporting staff and handling key people administrative tasks you will also be a valued member of our regional People team. This unique role blends hands on support within the school community with collaboration across the wider network ensuring consistency in processes while embracing the distinct culture and ways of working at each school. Led by the Head of People Operations, the People Administrator will work in collaboration with the school based team and as part of the regional team to deliver an expert service to the school.

The responsibilities include:

• Deliver high-quality HR administration across the whole of the employee lifecycle including onboarding, contractual changes, absence management and offboarding with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Prioritise action and elevate work tasks and queries to the appropriate teams such as Heads, Employee Relations, Payroll and HR Senior Leadership ensuring timely resolution with follow‑ups as needed.
• Ensure the recruitment and selection process strictly adheres to safer recruitment guidelines and GLF recruitment policy.
• Coordinate with Recruitment Partners and school leadership teams to manage shortlisting, schedule interviews, secure references and ensure all required documentation is accurately uploaded to the recruitment system for full compliance.
• Oversee and manage the compliance process for all new starters ensuring timely and thorough completion of pre‑employment checks.
• Maintain the Single Central Record personnel files and training records for your assigned schools.
• Act as the first point of contact for people‑related queries ensuring high levels of confidentiality.
• Be part of the admin team for the school.

What we are looking for

• A good awareness and understanding of people administration to ensure compliance with regulation and procedures.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to form rapport and build good working relationships with others.
• A flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Good time‑management skills and be highly organised and efficient.
• A relevant HR qualification equivalent to Level 3 (Foundation Certificate in People Practice) would be advantageous as would experience of working within a school environment but neither are essential.

About Chestnut Park Primary School part of the Chalklands Cluster

Our School sits within an established cluster of Primary schools overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Chestnut Park, our cluster includes the following other schools: Whyteleafe Primary School, Warlingham Village Primary School, Marden Lodge Primary School and Hillcroft Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster to share expertise and experience ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team. A Multi‑Academy Trust with over 2500 colleagues and over 19000 pupils. Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness. 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England. We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity. Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education.

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish.

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working options.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Work, life and family friendly policies.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Career pathways and talent management.
• Access to a staff benefits portal.
• Community and collaboration working model.

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

• Start Date: 24 Nov 2025
• Salary: GLF Associate Specialist Point 1 27061 to Point 3 27550 (DOE) Outer London Weighting Allowance
• Hours: 18.5hrs per week 41 weeks per year
• Closing Date: 23 Nov 2025
• Employment Type: Full‑Time