Key Role Information

Salary
28,000.00 - 32,000.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
25/03/2026 10:44
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
£28,000 - £32,000 per year pro-rata
Department
Administration
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
30.00
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Job title: HR Officer

Salary: £28k - £32k per year pro-rata

Contract type: Part time, fixed term contract AYR

Hours: 24-30 per week

Location: Milton, Cambridge

Start date: As soon as possible


Safeguarding Statement

Red Balloon Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be conditional of the satisfactory completion of safeguarding training and pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and barred list check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (and its amendments), and applicants must declare all convictions, cautions, or reprimands, including those considered ‘spent'.

Please see the 'Safeguarding Information' section of this advert for further information.


Summary of the role 

Are you an organised HR professional, confident with systems, and ready for your next challenge? Join Red Balloon Educational Trust as our new HR Officer and help us transform the HR function as we implement our new HR system. 

We’re looking for an experienced HR Officer to support our team during a busy period and as we embed our new HR system (SAMPeople). You’ll work alongside HR administrators to finalise and document processes, verify data, update policies, and review pay structures and contracts. 


What you’ll do

• Support with the optimisation of our new HR system 

• Finalise and document HR processes and procedures 

• Quality-check and verify HR data in the system 

• Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and policy review 

• Review pay structures and contracts across the organisation 


What we’re looking for

• CIPD Level 5 (desirable) 

• Experience with HR systems (SAMPeople desirable) 

• Excellent organisational and communication skills 

• Confident with data and process documentation 

• A proactive, team-focused approach 


Why join us? 

• The Trust is improving the lives of young people who would otherwise not have been able to access an education 

• Work in a supportive, values-driven environment 

• Be part of an organisation making a real difference 



How to Apply

In line with safer recruitment practices, we are only able to accept applications via our application forms, which can be accessed by following the application link on our recruitment portal available here: Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. You can save your application at any point and come back to it at a later stage. 


All applicants will be contacted to advise if they have been shortlisted for an interview


Equal Opportunities

Red Balloon Educational Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a diverse workforce.

 

We'll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.


Eligibility for Employment

Thank you for your interest in Red Balloon.Please note at this time, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa, therefore, all potential employees must be eligible for employment in the United Kingdom.


Details regarding the right to work can be found here: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK


You can view a full job description and person specification below


Qualifications

CIPD or other appropriate HR qualification or relevant experienceessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge of governance procedures and statutory compliance

Experience

Exceptional IT and Administration skillsessential
Proven experience in similar roleessential
Experience of working in administrative support in a busy business or educational environmentessential
Experience in a trust-level education environment

Relevant Skills

Excellent IT skills and experience with using the Microsoft Suite.essential

About Us

Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET) is a UK charity that provides an alternative provision to young people studying at KS3-4 unable to attend mainstream school due to bullying, mental health issues, trauma or neurodivergence. We provide tailored educational, wellbeing and social re-engagement programmes both in physical Centres and as a blended online and in-person provision via Red Balloon of the Air.


The RBET Central Services team provides the underpinning strategic support and organisational development for the Red Balloon network, and works to open additional Centres in new locations.

Red Balloon Educational Trust

RBET HR

hr@rbet.ac

Address: Willow Lodge
37 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6DF
RBET HR
hr@rbet.ac

Safeguarding Information

Every learner has the right to flourish and be safe from harm and abuse. As a professional within Red Balloon Educational Trust; we all have a duty to keep our students safe and healthy.


Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It means:

  • protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
  • preventing harm to children's health or development
  • ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children and young people have the best outcomes


Red Balloon Educational Trust has policies and procedures to ensure that every single learner, regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion, or belief, sex or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm. It's so important that everyone at Red Balloon Educational Trust knows what to look out for and how to report any concerns.


Safeguarding policies may be available at Trust level or be held by each Centre individually. All Safeguarding related policies and procedures are available on our website. Every Centre will ensure all staff complete training to ensure we all understand good practice and how to safeguard our learners and ourselves.


Due to the role involving engaging in regulated activity with young people, it is an offence to apply for the role if the you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding is Red Balloon Educational Trust's priority. No member of staff will have access to work with learners until all required training has been completed.