Role: HR Administrator

Salary: Starting Salary £26,409 (pay award pending)

Location: Primary place of work - The Rock Centre, Walsall, with hybrid working arrangements at other Trust offices, schools, and home working to accommodate the needs of the Trust and ensure effective delivery of a centralised HR Service.

Closing Date: Friday 22nd August 2025

Interviews: W/C 8th September 2025

We are seeking an experienced and driven HR Administrator to provide efficient and confidential support across recruitment, onboarding new starters, general HR processes, and act as the first point of contact for HR enquiries. You will ensure compliance with employment law and safeguarding standards while maintaining accurate records and systems.

If you want to join a team where you can contribute to continuous improvement and positive change, whilst developing your HR knowledge and experience, this may be the role for you.

You will be part of a forward-thinking Trust committed to professional development, inclusion, and excellence in education. We offer a supportive team environment and the chance to make a real impact.

Full details of the role, including the job description and person specification, are available for review.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies are available on our website. This position is subject to vetting procedures, including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), which will require disclosure of all unspent and certain spent reprimands, warnings, cautions, and convictions.

About the Mercian Trust

The Mercian Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising twelve schools and over 10,000 students in Walsall and Sandwell. Known as one of the most diverse family of schools in the country, the Trust includes two selective grammar schools, five comprehensive secondary schools, one primary school, one all-through special school, one technical and vocational Studio School, and two Alternative Provision schools.

Our schools unite around a shared purpose of increasing opportunities and improving outcomes for students, driven by a social mobility and social justice mission.

Trust ethos & values

Our name reflects our historical and geographical roots in Mercia, the ancient kingdom that covered much of the West Midlands, including the Black Country. Inspired by the unity fostered by early monasteries established by St Chad, we aim to demonstrate the same spirit today. We are a family of diverse schools committed to each other, proud of our history and success, united as one charitable Trust with a shared purpose.

Our mission is to equip our students to live fulfilling lives by helping them to:

· Realise their potential

· Thrive in the world of work

· Contribute positively to their communities locally, nationally, and internationally.

Our values are:

· Excellence and Rigour

· Challenge and Support

· Safety and Wellbeing

· Acceptance and Applause

Mission Statement: https://www.themerciantrust.org/#our_mission