Compliance Assistant

Habs has been awarded Independent School of the Year 2025, with Haberdashers' Elstree Schools receiving both the award for Outstanding Educational Partnerships and the overall top accolade of Independent School of the Year 2025. This recognition reflects our long-term commitment to social impact and the deep, sustained collaborations we continue to build with our state sector partners. It is an exciting time to join our community.

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Compliance Assistant to join our Estates team at Haberdashers' Elstree Schools. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an important role in supporting a high-performing organisation that prides itself on excellence, integrity, and genuine social purpose.

Working closely with the Compliance Manager and our wider professional services teams, you will help ensure that our schools remain fully compliant with regulatory, health and safety, and data protection requirements. Your work will directly support safe, secure, and well-managed learning environments for our pupils and colleagues.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will assist with internal compliance audits, contribute to the preparation of risk assessments and local management arrangements, and help maintain accurate asset and health and safety records. You will liaise with external consultants, support inspection readiness, update school policies, and provide administrative support to areas including estates training, security, and data protection processes.

We are looking for someone organised, conscientious, and eager to learn. You will bring strong administrative and spreadsheet skills, a keen eye for detail, and a calm, methodical approach to your work. Experience in an independent school is welcomed but not essential; what matters most is your commitment to safeguarding, your ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contractors, and your readiness to contribute to the ongoing success of our schools.

If you are motivated by ensuring high standards, enjoy working in a supportive team, and want to be part of a community making a meaningful difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What we are offering:

• A salary of up to £30,000 per year FTE, based on the candidates experience
• Private Pension Scheme through Aegon
• Additional life insurance cover
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support and advice
• Financial assistance for obtaining further qualifications
• Extensive professional development training opportunities
• Free lunch and refreshments
• Free onsite parking and access to travel on the schools extensive coach network
• Free access to state-of-the-art sports facilities including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes
• Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks
• Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice
• Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform, featuring discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Haberdashers' Elstree Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: In person