Recruitment Administrator (Maternity Cover) in Knottingley

Could you be our new Recruitment Administrator? We’re looking for a proactive, people-focused administrator to join our supportive and high‑performing team at Head Office. You’ll play a key role in delivering an essential service to our academies across the Trust—helping us bring great people into roles that make a real difference. If you enjoy a fast-paced, varied workload and take pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and be part of a team that truly values what you do.

You’ll be joining our dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking HR & Recruitment Team, working closely with over 63 academies across our successful Multi Academy Trust. You’ll build great working relationships with key contacts in our academies, work closely with the wider team as well as hiring managers within our Head Office team. We’d ideally like you to join us in March 2026, on a full time, all year-round, on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave. However, we are also happy to discuss term time only if this would suit you better.

• You’ll be the first point of contact for any telephone or face-to-face queries in recruitment, both for internal and external enquiries.
• You’ll carry out a variety of recruitment administration tasks, including; working through the team inbox, creating requisitions on our recruitment system, creating and posting job adverts, creating contracts for new starters, producing interview packs, organising interviews, conducting pre-employment checks and following safer recruitment guidelines and more.
• You’ll work with the wider team to support with recruitment training.
• You’ll regularly work on our Trust recruitment system, ensuring it is well maintained.

• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and administration skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and communicate clearly at all levels.
• Flexibility to prioritise effectively and work at a fast pace as required.
• Experience in a similar administrative role is advantageous.
• You to be enthusiastic, take pride in doing a good job and enjoy working as part of a small team.

Hours: 37 hours per week / All Year Round (52 Weeks) / Temporary. Grade D (points 6 to 8, £25,989 to £26,824).

If this sounds like it could be the role for you, we’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role or want to find out more before applying, please contact Julie Bush, HR Manager on 07967 819020.

Our Head Office site has excellent transport links, situated close to both the A1 and M62 and offering a free and secure car park. We have a great café on-site, so if a barista latte on a morning or jacket potato at lunchtime (among many other options) is your thing, you can get it all here!

Shape futures. Build your career. Make a difference with Delta. Delta Academies Trust is one of the largest and most ambitious multi-academy trusts in the North of England, all of our academies are rated Good or better, reflecting our strong culture, high expectations and commitment to excellence. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a clear mission: to make sure every child, in every community we serve, has access to an exceptional education. When you join Delta, you join a team full of purpose.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Click here to view our full range of employee benefits.

Minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk).

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences. Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.