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Business and HR Apprentice
Business and HR Apprentice
Business and HR Apprentice
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden

Posted: 06 July 2026
Closing Date: 16 July 2026

Shape the future of education from behind the scenes! As a Business & HR Apprentice at our vibrant secondary school, you'll gain hands-on experience in staff recruitment, HR and school operations. Perfect for an organised communicator, this role offers a funded qualification, mentorship, and a rewarding start to your career.

Purpose of your job to carry out a range of administrative tasks to support the School Business Manager, HR Manager and Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the school office and departments.

Main Areas of Responsibility

To provide administrative support to the School Business Manager (and those departments reporting to them) and HR admin support to the HR Manager

To provide administrative support to the Office Manager, including reception cover, and attendance

Input data to update and maintain databases, including Arbor and SAMPeople (our MIS)

Oversee the School's Policies ensuring a consistent House Style and formatting liaising with our Governance Professional and School Business Manager.

Uploading of Policies to the website.

Working with our Website and Social Media Manager to ensure the website is kept up to date at all times.

To provide administrative support to the Duke of Edinburgh team.

Respond to telephone calls from parents and from staff

Drafting letters/emails to parents/carers

Maintenance and archiving of computerised data and manual filing systems

To undertake morning break and/or lunch duties, supervising students in and around the school premises

Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people he/she is responsible for or comes into contact with

To ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety

Comply with the requirements of GDPR and ensure confidentiality is maintained

To adhere to the school policy on equality and diversity

To undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of performance management

Attendance at appropriate staff meetings, open days/evenings which may be outside of the core hours of the job

Assisting with and assigning of training through various platforms

Processing of recruitment checks

Assisting with scheduling of recruitment during interview processes

Assisting with interview days supporting panels and escorting of candidates

Please see the Job Description for further information.

In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:

  • An annual Flex Day to be taken on a day of your choice (with an additional day granted after 4 years of service)
  • Commitment to flexible working
  • Free parking on site
  • Free use of the school gym
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to our in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders
  • Buddy system for new staff
  • Access to mentoring and CPD opportunities
  • Regular staff socials
  • Discounts with local businesses
  • An opportunity to work with friendly and welcoming colleagues in a modern, aesthetically pleasing and forward-thinking environment.

At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

For more details about the school please visit our website and prospectus, links below

https://kwschool.co.uk/

https://kwschool.co.uk/prospectus/

Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road
Harpenden
AL5 5FH
 
Full-time equivalent salary
Category
administration hr data and finance
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