Compliance Assistant

**Salary**:
£26,000 FTE + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

24 March 2025

**Job overview**:
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Compliance Assistant.

**WORKING WITH US**

The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the
- Why Work For Us

page.

**MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY**

Reporting to the Primary Compliance Manager, you will support the provision of specialist advice and guidance on all aspects of safer recruitment, including DBS checks and relevant statutory vetting checks for staff in the Primary academies. This is a field-based role with frequent travel to all primary academies.

You will also ensure compliance and best practice to provide exceptional support tailored to each individual academy, setting standards across the primary estate.

You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to maintain a calm and professional manner in the face of many demands across the academies, working closely with multiple senior leaders in a fast-paced environment.

Training and professional development will be a fundamental part of the role, with opportunities to progress within the organisation.

For a full job description, please download the Job Pack.

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**

You must have excellent administrative skills and a meticulous eye for detail. A background in education is not essential, although experience in pre-employment checks is preferable.

You will have integrity and initiative, as well as being highly capable, self-motivated, proactive, organised, motivational and leading by example.

A full person specification can be found in the Job Pack.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**

Harris has a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

You will also have access to a variety of benefits, support programmes and initiatives including:

- Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and career progression
- Annual performance and loyalty bonus
- Pension scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
- 26 days' annual leave (inclusive of our Christmas Eve closure day) plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years' service, or equivalent for staff on term time contracts
- Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan including cover for routine and specialist healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Wide range of shopping, leisure, and travel discounts
- 20% off at Tapi Carpets, exclusive to Harris employees
- Interest-free ICT and season ticket loans

For most non-teaching staff based at our Head Office in East Croydon, we also offer lifestyle friendly working arrangements including flexible start and end times, and hybrid working with two days from home and three days on site.

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

**Safeguarding Notice**

**Equal Opportunities**

**About**Harris Federation**:
**Harris Federation**
- 4th Floor, Norfolk House, Wellesley Road
- Croydon
- CR0 1LH
- United Kingdom

+44 208 253 7777

The Harris Federation is a not-for-profit educational charity with almost 25 years of education experience in and around London. Our pri