HR Administrator

Smart Teachers is seeking an organised and proactive HR Administrator to join a large, well-established education setting in East London. This is an excellent opportunity for an efficient, detail-driven administrator who is committed to delivering high-quality HR support within a busy and professional environment

About the role

The successful candidate will support the HR function across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that processes run smoothly and in line with safer recruitment and safeguarding standards. Responsibilities include:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support to the HR team

• Coordinating onboarding and offboarding processes

• Assisting with recruitment administration and compliance checks

• Maintaining accurate personnel records and supporting payroll data preparation

• Ensuring safeguarding checks are completed, including DBS, references and right-to-work documentation

• Supporting the management of absence, probation documentation and workforce data

• Maintaining the Single Central Register and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements

• Contributing to ongoing development of HR systems, tracking processes, and data reporting

This is a varied position requiring excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively

About the school

• A large, multi-site educational environment with a strong focus on professional standards

• Friendly, collaborative HR team working within a wider support and operations structure

• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

• Offers ongoing training, professional development, and opportunities for progression

Requirements

To be considered for the role of HR Administrator you will:

• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good working knowledge of standard IT packages (Word, Excel, email systems)
• Ability to handle confidential information with sensitivity
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Suitable HR Admin experience

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Daniel Uwaifo on 020 7065 7500 or email [email protected].