Recruitment Administrator - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-285-S
• Posted:15/10/2025
• Pay: £25,136 per annum
• Start Date:December 2025
• App Close Date:06/11/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:Wednesday 12th November

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Looking to build your career in recruitment and HR within a rewarding, education-focused environment? At The Leigh Institute, we’re offering more than just a job - this is your opportunity to grow your skills, make a real difference, and be part of a passionate, supportive team shaping the future of education.

As a Recruitment Administrator, you’ll play a vital role in helping future teachers and apprentices find their path. From managing the full recruitment journey to attending events and supporting with onboarding, your work will directly impact candidate experiences and outcomes.

Why join us?

• Real development opportunities: Gain hands-on experience across recruitment, compliance, events, and stakeholder engagement

• A chance to make a difference: Help aspiring teachers and apprentices take their first steps into education and training

• Variety and challenge: No two days are the same! You’ll be screening applicants, supporting interviews, attending events, and improving processes

• A collaborative culture: Be part of a friendly, ambitious and supportive team that values your ideas and input

This is a fixed term opportunity, working 37 hours per week (8.00am - 4.00pm) with 4 days in the office and 1 working from home. Interviews are hoping to take place on Wednesday 12th November.

Information about the trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to Academy status.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching.

We warmly welcome you to Leigh Academies Trust and look forward to sharing with you our passion for transforming lives and shaping communities through great education.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Strood,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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Documents

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• Job Pack | Recruitment Administrator | The Leigh Institute