People Administrator

People Administrator Location: Sunbury‑on‑Thames, Greater London Contract Type: Permanent (Part‑time, Term‑time) Working Hours: 15 hours a week over 3 days (Mon, Wed, Fri): 8:30‑2:00 (including 30‑minute unpaid break) with flexibility for OFSTED on Tuesday as required 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 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. Responsibilities 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 escalated 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 a 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 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 more broadly their skills and wider interests. The school sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Springfield Primary School, our cluster includes Hammond, Lightwater, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. 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 growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 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 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) Hours: 15 hours a week over 3 days, 40 weeks a year (Term time plus 1 week) Closing Date: Wednesday 17th December at 9.30 am Safeguarding Statement GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under‑represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date. Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr