People Administrator in England

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 Springfield 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 at each school. Led by the Head of People Operations, the People Administrator will work in collaboration with the school‑based team and the regional team to deliver an expert service to the school.

The successful candidate will work 15 hours a week, 8:30 am – 2 pm (including a 30‑minute unpaid break) Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with flexibility required to support OFSTED on a Tuesday if needed. Flexible working patterns can be discussed at interview.

The responsibilities include:

• Deliver high‑quality HR administration across the whole employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual changes, absence management, and off‑boarding, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Prioritise, action, and escalate 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 assigned schools.
• Act as the first point of contact for people‑related queries, ensuring high levels of confidentiality.
• Contribute as 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 your own initiative.
• Good time‑management skills and the ability to 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 Springfield Primary School

Springfield Primary School provides an exceptional learning environment where children academically flourish and emotionally thrive. Our innovative, thematic curriculum enables all children to learn well, developing a life‑long love of learning. The well‑being of children is at the core of all school decisions, nurturing pupils as they develop kindness, resilience, confidence and a sense of responsibility for themselves and others. Our beautiful grounds and excellent facilities afford children a wealth of new learning experiences, including an array of extra‑curricular activities to develop and broaden their skills and wider interests.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As part of GLF Schools you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. Regular progression discussions provide opportunities for career growth, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

GLF Schools Employment Offer:

• 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: ASAP
• Pay Scale: Specialist Point 1 – £27,061 FTE
• Pro Rata Salary: £9,948.90
• Hours: 15 hours a week over 3 days, 40 weeks a year (term time plus 1 week)
• Closing Date: Sunday 9th
• Interview Date: TBC