HR Administrator

Job Title: HR Administrator

Actual Annual Salary: £28,859 £ 31,111 (Grade

C) Based on 37 hours per week, all year round

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract Length: Fixed until 31/08/2026

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday / All year-round

Additional role info: This is a hybrid role based across Federation House (Kingswood, Bristol), home working, and regular travel to CLF academies. The post holder will be required to work at Federation House every Wednesday, with additional visits to academies across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Gloucestershire.

Provisional

Start Date:

February/March 2026

Support high-quality HR operations and help us build inclusive, thriving school communities.

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive HR Administrator to join our Central HR Team at Cabot Learning Federation. This role is vital in ensuring the smooth delivery of HR processes across several academies, providing accurate administration, excellent customer service, and reliable first-line HR support.

You’ll work closely with HR Officers, academy leaders, payroll partners, and colleagues across the federation to maintain accurate HR records, process employment changes, and contribute to an efficient, values-led HR service. From managing data and supporting payroll to responding to day-to-day HR queries, your work will help keep our HR operations running smoothly and professionally.

This is a trust-wide, varied role offering the opportunity to develop HR skills and gain experience across a large multi‑academy trust.

• Strong administration experience, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident IT skills, including experience using HR Information Systems or the ability to learn new systems.
• The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and empathy.
• Strong time‑management skills, able to manage a busy and varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with staff at all levels.
• Good literacy and numeracy, with GCSE English and Maths.
• A commitment to inclusion, safeguarding, and excellent service delivery across our school.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

• Be part of a friendly, collaborative team committed to delivering excellent HR support across the trust.
• Work across multiple HR functions: HRIS, payroll support, recruitment coordination, data management, gaining broad HR experience in a supportive environment.
• Enjoy flexible hybrid working, with opportunities to visit academies and work closely with colleagues across primary, secondary, and specialist settings.
• Access professional development and the chance to grow your HR career within a large and expanding multi‑academy trust.
• Contribute to a values‑driven HR service that champions inclusion, equity, resilience, and togetherness across our school communities.

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we are all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from under‑represented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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