People Administrator in Okehampton

We are seeking an experienced administrator who has a strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. The role is part of our People team, and involves excellent people skills alongside the ability to manage your own workload. With a large area of the job involving recruitment, a passion for safeguarding is required in this important role.

The People Administrator will assist in the day-to-day operations of the People department, handling various administrative tasks and ensuring the smooth functioning of People processes. This role involves dealing with sensitive and confidential information regarding staff and pupils. It is essential to maintain the highest level of confidentiality in relation to all trust matters whilst maintaining employee records, coordinating People activities, and providing essential support to both employees and People personnel.

As an integral part of our People Directorate, this role offers a fantastic challenge for an individual who has worked in a fast-paced operational environment. You will provide excellent customer service to trust staff through following agreed processes and timescales. To achieve this through exercising ownership of all transactional HR activities during the employee life cycle.

Additionally, the role involves providing HR administrative support to managers, staff and the People team, including dealing with first line phone calls into the People department for HR advice and co-ordination of the HR onboarding process.

Day to day duties may include:

• Managing general staff queries via our ticketing system
• Recruitment in line with KCSIE
• Managing databases
• Offboarding staff
• A variety of admin tasks as well as adhoc projects throughout the year

This role is working in a small team based at the A30 Business Centre, Okehampton. Our Trust comprises of 19 schools, 3 Colleges, 15 Primaries, and one All Through SEMH Special school. Established in 2018, we are situated in beautiful Devon on the outskirts of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. The schools vary in size and are all unique. Our schools are a large part of their local communities, and we value those relationships with families and locals.

The Trust was created to enable schools and staff to work closely together in providing the best education possible for our children. We achieve this through meaningful collaboration both within our schools and beyond our Trust to ensure schools are able to secure and sustain improvement. Our work is built on our shared values and an unwavering belief that education improves the life chances for the children in our care.

We aim for everyone in our organisation, staff and children, to be the best they can be and are relentless in our ambition to achieve this. We want our children to look back on their school experience with a sense of achievement and joy and we provide a wealth of additional curriculum experiences to enrich their learning. We care deeply about the children in our schools and work with kindness, compassion, manners and respect. By modelling and expecting these behaviours from our children, we aim to grow future citizens who will positively contribute to society, creating a brighter future for our world.

Why choose DMAT? Our vision and values are what we build our schools upon, with Ambition, Co-operation & Transformation being at the heart. As an established Trust, DMAT can offer a wide range of benefits for our employees:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Access to Discounts
• CPD opportunities
• Extensive Health & Wellbeing Package
• Long Service Days
• On site Parking - In some locations
• Excellent Training Package
• Employee Recognition Scheme

DMAT are an inclusive and forward-looking trust, who seek to nurture our children and employees to be the best they can be. The role will be based at the A30 Business Park, Okehampton, but it is expected there will be occasional travel to other Trust educational settings and offices.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT Central Offices to complete mandatory training.

Training Details:

• Location: Central Head Office, A30 Business Park, Okehampton, EX20 1BG
• Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
• Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
• Benefits of Training Week:
• To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
• Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
• Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
• Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.