People Officer


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Sunderland, SR3 2RE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Oct 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Northern Lights Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a People Officer to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking Academy Trust. The role will be based at the Trust Central Offices in Seaham. We are looking for an experienced professional with excellent people management and interpersonal skills who can interact with staff at all levels.

As part of the people team you will work alongside our new Head of People, to provide an efficient, effective and proactive people service to all schools within the trust and the central team. You will provide support and advice to Headteachers and senior leaders on a range of people related duties including recruitment and selection, contractual changes, and all people policies and procedures. You will also coordinate completion of the payroll function through a third-party provider. You may also support formal meetings as note taker, where required.

The ideal candidate will hold a CIPD level 3 certificate or have relevant experience. You will have a flexible ‘hands on’ approach to the role and be able to apply yourself to a full range of people matters within the People team. You will be able to organise, multitask, prioritise your own work and work to tight deadlines.

Part of the service includes employee related meetings with Senior Leaders, promoting staff benefits and supporting employees on matters such as pay and conditions queries.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a professional with generalist people/HR experience

• Have previous experience of managing recruitment

• Have a robust working knowledge of people/HR processes

• Be great with systems and data and have a great level of attention to detail

• Able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively

• Have a passion for supporting the implementation of new systems.

If this is you, we would really welcome your application

What the school offers its staff

In return you will receive:

• A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation

• The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role

• Continuous professional development

• A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day

• National Terms and Conditions of Employment

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee welfare package through Education Mutual including:

• 24-hour GP access

• Nurse support service

• Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support

• Free Flu vaccinations

• Counselling Services

• Physiotherapy

• Financial wellbeing coaching

• Maternity and Paternity support

• Menopause support

• Access to useful wellbeing resources

Employee benefits package through Vivup including:

• Cycle to work scheme

• Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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