HR Administrator – Secondary School in Dorset

📍 Dorset | School 📅 Start: January 2027 📝 Contract: Permanent ⏰ Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week 💷 Salary: £24,000–£27,000 per annum Join a school team where organisation makes a difference! A school in the Dorset area is seeking a motivated HR Administrator to provide essential support to its HR and wider administration team. This is a great opportunity for an organised individual who enjoys working with people and ensuring important processes are completed accurately. Why apply? Work within a school environment and support its wider community. Develop experience across recruitment and HR administration. Take responsibility for important staff records and documentation. Work closely with colleagues across the school. Secure a permanent role with opportunities to build your experience. About the role You will assist with the administration of recruitment, onboarding, contracts, staff records and general HR correspondence. You will coordinate interview arrangements, process references and pre-employment documentation, update databases and support the team with day-to-day enquiries. What we're looking for Previous administration experience. Excellent organisation and attention to detail. Confident IT skills and the ability to use databases. Good written and verbal communication. A professional, discreet and helpful approach. All interviews are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.