HR Assistant & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

• Contract Type :Fixed term contract
• Contract Length: 1 year
• Job ID: 1326397

Term time, Part time (30 hours per week/4 days)

Grade 7, £31,495 – £33,716 per annum. Actual pro rata £20,391 - £21,829 per annum (64% FTE)

About us and the role

We are looking for an experienced HR Assistant & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to work in collaboration with Govinda’s management team to ensure colleagues are recruited, onboarded and trained effectively and efficiently.

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

What will you do?

• Liaise and take advice from the wider HR Team and the School Improvement Lead for Inclusion to ensure compliance with regards to internal policies and procedures and safeguarding guidance as defined by the Department for Education.
• Monitor the placement of agency colleagues, volunteers and contractors, etc., and ensure the completion of the relevant documentation and that appropriate screening checks are carried out by all necessary stakeholders.
• Undertake any necessary training to be the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) for Govinda’s and ensure this is updated as per statutory guidance.
• Ensure that Govinda’s colleagues read the relevant part of Keeping Children Safe in Education and that this is recorded correctly and in a timely manner on the SCR.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Previous experience and understanding of generalist HR processes
• Experience in prioritising varied and conflicting work demands
• Experience in the use of HR & Payroll systems

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.