Trust HR Assistant

Job Title: Trust HR Assistant
Location: Central Team at Spark Education Trust, Whinstone Primary School (Ingleby Barwick)
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Actual Salary: £24,165 to £25,108 (Grade F, SCP 7 to 8) 
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time plus 10 days (plus days and whole-time working negotiable)
Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 12.00pm, Monday 12th October 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 20th October 2026

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic HR Assistant to join our Central Services HR Team. The successful candidate will have strong administrative and IT skills, a proactive and organised approach, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively. You will be confident using your initiative, working independently when required and providing a professional and responsive service to colleagues across the organisation.

You will be based at Spark Education Trust Central Offices at Whinstone Primary School, working as part of the Central Services HR Team. You will provide day-to-day HR administrative support to the HR Team, Headteachers and School Administrators across the Trust. This will include supporting recruitment administration, maintaining accurate employee information across a range of systems, and keeping records up to date. You will also be a first point of contact for HR enquiries from staff and applicants, monitoring the HR and Vacancies inboxes and responding to telephone queries, referring or escalating enquiries to the appropriate member of the HR Team where required.

How to Apply

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Shellena Hussain, HR Director, at View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk

Please complete the application form and return it by email to View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk , addressed to Shellena Hussain, HR Director.

For more information about Spark Education Trust, please visit our website

Safeguarding Notice

The Spark Education Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.