HR Administrator

HR Assistant - Blackburn, Lancashire

Ref: 1099Thursday 24 September 2026

8 Week Temporary Assignment | Full Time 

Are you an experienced Administrator looking for a temporary opportunity within a busy and rewarding environment?

We’re working with an established organisation within the education sector that is looking for an organised and detail-focused HR Administrator to join their team on an 8-week temporary assignment. This is a varied administrative role supporting the day-to-day running of HR and recruitment processes. Previous HR experience isn’t essential. We’re looking for someone who is a really strong administrator, highly organised, confident coordinating people and processes, and has excellent attention to detail.

The Role

  • Acting as a first point of contact for routine HR enquiries and providing day-to-day administrative support.
  • Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records and HR systems.
  • Supporting starters, leavers, contract changes, references, inductions and pre-employment checks.
  • Keeping relevant records and checks up to date.
  • Supporting recruitment activity, including application checks, preparing interview information, arranging interviews and coordinating diaries.
  • Preparing offer letters and ensuring information is accurately recorded.
  • Updating systems with employee and candidate information.
  • Liaising with candidates, employees and managers by phone and email.
  • Providing general administrative support to the wider team.

About You

You’ll be organised, reliable and confident managing a busy workload where accuracy, confidentiality and good communication are really important.

We’re looking for someone with:

  • Strong administration experience and excellent attention to detail.
  • The ability to coordinate multiple tasks, people and deadlines effectively.
  • Good communication skills and confidence dealing with people at all levels.
  • Confidence using systems and databases, with good general IT skills.
  • A professional and approachable manner, with the ability to handle confidential information sensitively.
  • A proactive approach and the ability to work independently.
  • Previous HR or school administration experience would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Due to the nature of the role, a DBS check will be required. Ideally, you will already hold a DBS on the Update Service, although candidates who are able to obtain the required DBS clearance will also be considered.

Interested?

If you’re a strong Administrator looking for an 8-week temporary assignment and feel your skills could be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact the Cummins Mellor Recruitment team for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.