About the Role
Co-op Academies Trust is looking for a HR Administrator to support HR operations in delivering efficient daily transactional HR processes while completing a formal apprenticeship standard. This entry-level role focuses on learning to maintain the integrity of HR data, supporting the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit, and providing high-quality administrative service to all Trust colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Lifecycle Support: Pre-Employment Checks: Learn to execute and track necessary pre-employment checks,
ensuring compliance with safer recruitment standards.
Payroll & Benefits Administration Support: Payroll Processing: Assist in the collection and basic entry of monthly payroll input data.
HR Systems: First-Line Support: Learn to use internal systems (such as "Halo") to help resolve simple
colleague queries via the HR helpline.
Professional Development: Apprenticeship Standards: Actively engage in apprenticeship training, completing all
required coursework and evidence portfolios within agreed timescales.
Why us?
All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.
Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.
Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.
Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.
Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.
Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.
Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.
Our Values
Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:
- Succeed together
- Do what matters most
- Be yourself, always
- Show you care
So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Benefits include:
Our employee benefits package:
- You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
- Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
- Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
- Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
- Co-op Funeralcare benefit
- Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk
Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities
Co-op Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of background.