HR Assistant

HR Assistant – Kettering

Company:
Coba Education

Location:

Kettering

Job Type: Full‑time, On‑site

Sector:
Education Support / HR

Are you an organised, proactive professional with a passion for supporting staff and ensuring smooth, compliant school operations? Coba Education is seeking a dedicated HR Administrator to join a busy and friendly school environment in the Kettering area.

This is an excellent role for someone who enjoys working with people, has strong communication skills, and thrives in a varied, fast‑paced setting. If you're looking for a role where your work genuinely makes a difference to staff and students, we'd love to hear from you.

• Implement annual changes in recruitment legislation, including updates from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
• Support staff through HR policies such as Absence Management and Disciplinary procedures
• Stay up to date with HR legislation and best practice

• Prepare and post job adverts
• Upload application packs to My New Term  and collate applicant responses
• Organise shortlisting packs, interview schedules, and candidate communications
• Carry out pre‑employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment
• Produce contracts, offer letters, leaver documents, and other HR correspondence
• Manage staff probation processes

• Maintain accurate and compliant staff records
• Oversee the Single Central Record and DBS checks for staff, volunteers, and contractors
• Complete the annual Workforce Census
• Update staff absence, holiday entitlement, and CPD records on SIMS
• Process contract variations and liaise with payroll, checking monthly reports
• Respond to general HR queries and escalate complex matters to external HR advisors
• Arrange new‑starter inductions and exit interviews, sharing feedback with SLT
• Monitor and report on staff absence trends
• Manage health‑related matters including medical certificates and Occupational Health referrals
• Oversee staff leave of absence requests
• Administer wellbeing packages, including the annual flu vaccination programme

• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicator with a supportive, professional approach
• Ability to work confidentially and handle sensitive information
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
• Full right to work in the UK

• HR experience in a school or MAT setting
• Experience using SIMS or similar databases
• Knowledge of safer recruitment and SCR compliance
• CIPD Level 3 or working towards it (not essential)

Coba Education is a respected specialist agency with over a decade of experience supporting schools across Northamptonshire. We take pride in offering a personal, professional service and ongoing support to all candidates.

If you're looking for a rewarding HR role within a supportive education setting in Kettering, we'd love to hear from you.

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