Job Title: People Operations Assistant (Recruitment and Onboarding)
Location: To be discussed (Hampshire preferred)
Reporting to: Head of People Operations
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (52 weeks)
Salary: Band 5 (£25,652 - £27,363 – pending pay award)
We are excited to announce an opportunity for an enthusiastic and detail focused individual to join King’s Group Academies (KGA) as our new People Operations Assistant. This is a new role created as part of our team expansion and we would love for you to come on this exciting new journey with us!
KGA is a growing Multi-Academy Trust comprising 15 schools across the South East. As we continue to expand, we recognise the need to enhance our people operations to ensure that our academies receive consistent, high-quality support. This is where your skills are key!
In this role, you will collaborate on delivering smooth, professional, and compliant recruitment administration from vacancy creating through to induction. Working closely with academies and the central people team, you will ensure that every candidate has a positive experience and every new employee joins us well prepared and supported.
You will also play a key part in supporting the smooth delivery and day to day administration of people processes. This is a hands-on role where you will be encouraged and supported to build your knowledge across the full employee lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a professional and dynamic team, build your people operations expertise, and contribute to the growth and success of the Trust.
This post will report to the Head of People Operations and will work closely with the central people team, and key stakeholders in our Academies. Your ability to work autonomously and collaboratively will be vital as we transition into a centralised and specialist people services model.
Our people services team is based in Hampshire however, we also have Academies across Berkshire and East Sussex so we are willing to offer hybrid working and discuss exact working locations for the right candidate.
This role presents a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the building of a strong people function and to have a positive impact on the education of over 10,000 pupils. Our vision is to provide these pupils with Opportunity and Success on a Global Stage, and we are looking for someone who shares this ambition. If you are excited by the prospect of helping our Academies recruit, retain, and develop outstanding staff, we encourage you to apply!
Role Purpose
The People Operations Assistant will play a vital administrative role in the successful delivery of end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes across our Academies. You will manage all associated administration with care and accuracy, ensuring compliance with safer recruitment standards and Trust policies.
This is a hands-on role in which you will be supported to build your knowledge in all areas of the employee lifecycle. You will also contribute to ongoing improvement in the way we attract and welcome new staff, as well as the wider people team projects.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete our application form for support staff and send this to centralhr@kingsacademies.uk. The application pack and further details of the role can be found on our website.
Application Deadline
We will continue to accept applications for this post until 12pm on Friday 25th July 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.