Recruitment Administrator Location: EdCity, London, W12 7TF
Salary: £28,624 - £29,572 (full-time equivalent), £11,449.60 to £11,810.80 (pro-rata), + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Part-time, 14.8 hours per week (2 days)
Contract: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Support recruitment at the heart of Lift Schools
We're looking for a
Recruitment Administrator to join our central talent team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a meaningful role in helping us attract and appoint talented colleagues who transform children's lives every day.
You will support recruitment activity across our network of
58 schools and central teams, helping ensure every vacancy is promoted effectively and every candidate experiences a professional and welcoming journey.
Working closely with the Associate Talent Resource Partner, Head of Resourcing, Talent Resourcing Partners and the HR and Recruitment Coordinator, you will help keep our recruitment processes organised, efficient and responsive.
Your base will be
EdCity in White City, a vibrant education campus just a short walk from White City and Wood Lane stations. The role follows a
hybrid pattern, typically three days in the office across the team during term time, with greater flexibility outside term time.
What you'll be doing You will play an important role in keeping recruitment activity organised and moving at pace across the trust.
- Acting as a first point of contact for recruitment queries from schools and candidates.
- Assisting with recruitment events and talent attraction initiatives.
- Post and update job adverts across platforms.
- Support candidate communication, from initial queries through to onboarding.
- Assist with interview scheduling and preparation of interview packs.
- Keeping recruitment systems, trackers and documents accurate and up to date.
- Providing dependable administrative support across the recruitment team.
What we're looking for
- Experience in an administrative or customer-facing role
- Strong organisation and attention to detail
- The ability to manage several tasks at once in a busy environment
- Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence using digital systems and IT tools
- The ability to build positive working relationships
- A strong sense of confidentiality and professionalism
Experience or interest in recruitment, resourcing or HR would be helpful, though not essential.
Why join Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is a national network of 58 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across England.
Our mission is simple and ambitious: an excellent education in every classroom, every day.
We believe every colleague plays a vital role in helping children succeed. In return, we offer:
- A supportive and collaborative central team
- Opportunities to learn and develop within recruitment and talent
- A modern working environment at EdCity in White City
- Remote working outside of term-time
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Wellbeing cash plan and additional Lift Schools benefits
If you want to find out more, please send your queries to recruitment@liftschools.org
Applications will be reviewed on receipt, and early applications are encouraged. Closing Date: Friday 27th March 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.