At a Glance
- Tasks: Support recruitment, payroll, and employee processes in a dynamic educational environment.
- Company: Join Enable Trust, a growing multi-academy trust focused on inclusion and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and young people every day.
- Qualifications: Experience in HR or administration, with strong organisational and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 25738 - 28855 £ per year.
People & Culture Assistant - Enable Trust
£28,598-£32,061 full-time equivalent (pay award pending, actual salary pro rata for agreed working hours)
- Up to 3 days per week, Term time only, Permanent
- Location: Two Bridges School in Alveston, with limited travel to other Trust schools
Note: Please include in your supporting statement what your preferred working pattern would be if successful.
Do you enjoy helping people by keeping processes organised, accurate and running smoothly?
Would you like to be part of a Trust where relationships, inclusion and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do?
At Enable Trust, we're passionate about achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people through the incredible people who support them every day.
We're looking for a People & Culture Assistant to join our friendly and growing central team.
Working closely with school leaders, colleagues and external HR, payroll and recruitment partners, you'll help deliver a responsive, high-quality people service across the Trust.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll play a key part in supporting recruitment, payroll, employee records and people processes throughout the employee lifecycle.
You'll build positive relationships across our schools, help ensure our systems and records are accurate and compliant, and contribute to creating a positive experience for colleagues at every stage of their employment journey.
As a developing Trust, there will also be plenty of opportunities to share ideas, improve processes and help shape the future of our People & Culture service.
- What you'll be doing
- Coordinating people processes across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contractual changes, probation and leaver processes.
- Acting as a key link between our schools, the Trust and external HR, payroll and recruitment providers.
- Supporting payroll processes, collating information, checking reports and helping ensure colleagues are paid accurately and on time.
- Maintaining accurate employee records, HR systems and compliance documentation.
- Producing workforce reports, people data and management information to support decision-making.
- Supporting absence monitoring, insurance claims and people administration processes.
- Developing and maintaining templates, guidance documents and administrative systems.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, compliance and the employee experience.
- Who we're looking for
Experience in an HR, payroll, people, operations or administrative role.
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Confident working with data, systems and reports, with strong administrative skills.
- Able to build positive working relationships with colleagues, school leaders and external partners.
- Professional and discreet, with a strong understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
- Proactive, collaborative and committed to providing an excellent service.
- Open to learning, developing new skills and contributing to continuous improvement.
- CIPD Level 3, or working towards it, would be an advantage.
About us
Our mission is "working together passionately to achieve the best outcomes in our specialised SEND and Alternative Provision settings".
Enable Trust is a specialist school and Alternative Provision (AP) Multi Academy Trust based in South Gloucestershire.
We established in 2018, when our founding schools, Culverhill and New Siblands came together with a shared mission.
Since then we’ve opened up Two Bridges Academy, and welcomed Pathways Learning Centre into the Trust, and we’re excited to be on track to be on a growth trajectory.
Our children and young people are at the heart of everything we do.
- What we can offer
- Be part of something meaningful, helping children and young people truly thrive
- Make a real difference every day in the lives of pupils with complex needs
- Join a warm, supportive team where people trust and look out for each other
- Work in a culture built on inclusion, respect and a shared sense of purpose
- Grow your career with strong support, development and opportunities to progress
- Feel valued in a workplace that cares about your wellbeing as much as your work
- Help shape a growing Trust where your contribution towards our mission of "achieving more together" genuinely matters
- Interview date: 29th September 2026
Please note: Applications may be viewed on receipt and interviews arranged sooner than the above date.
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