Grade 7 - £33,119 - £36,581 pro rata

Educators; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits leaflet

Job summary

Ysgol Harri Tudur / Henry Tudor School in Pembrokeshire seeks a Senior HR Assistant to join the school’s HR team. The post is Grade 7 with a pro rata salary of £33,119 to £36,581 for 37 hours/week, term time only plus 4 weeks in school holidays.

The role involves complex HR/pay responsibilities, attendance, and safeguarding duties. The successful candidate will provide staff management, oversee payroll-related processes, and produce detailed HR reports while supporting staff across the school.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR/payroll processes within an educational setting.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills for reporting and advisory work.
• Ability to manage staff attendance, disciplinary matters and safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Personnel management for all staff.
• Lead for staff cover and Pay and Personnel issues.
• Organise and supervise administrative systems for cover and personnel tasks.
• Line manage support staff, oversee training and delegation.
• Manage attendance/absence/sickness and refer to Occupational Health as needed.
• Assist with disciplinary/capability processes and absence reviews.
• Produce reports on Pay and HR data and respond to complex correspondence.
• Handle pay-related correspondence and information systems.
• Promote safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.

Skills

Personnel management

Attendance management

HR data reporting

Disciplinary support

Administrative oversight

Job description

Senior HR Assistant - Ysgol Harri Tudur / Henry Tudor School

Salary: Grade 7 - £33,119 - £36,581 pro rata

Senior HR Assistant

Grade 7 - 37 hours per week

7.30am - 3.30pm

Term Time Only plus 4 weeks in School Holidays

Grade 7 - £33,119 for 37 hours per week term time only for 45.8 weeks per annum equating to £29,091.87 pro rata plus 4 weeks in School Holidays.

We are looking for a firm but fair, dynamic, ambitious and enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal skills.

Ysgol Harri Tudur/ Henry Tudor warmly welcomes talented, ambitious, energetic and resilient applicants who not only wish to join us on our journey but are able and prepared to make a valuable contribution to its future success.

This role will involve:

• Personnel Management for all staff
• Responsibility for the provision of Staff Cover and as the school lead for Human Resources and Pay and Personnel issues
• To organise and supervise administrative systems with regard to:
• Cover for absent teaching staff;
• Personnel management for staff.
• Line Management of appropriate support staff including coordination and delegation of relevant activities, monitoring of work, appraisal & oversee training
• Be responsible for attendance/absence/sickness management and reporting, and act as the lead for making referrals to Occupational Health and other external agencies
• Assist with 1 st and 2 nd staff disciplinary/capability issues/absence reviews
• Provide detailed analysis and evaluation of pay and HR data/and produce detailed reports/information (internal to school and external) as required
• Produce, and respond to, complex correspondence concerning Pay and Personnel.
• Provide organisational and complex advisory support to staff on Pay and Personnel issues.
• Be responsible for completion and submission of HR and pay related correspondence and information systems
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for, or come into contact with
• To value and respect the views and needs of children and young people.

For informal school visits and/or an informal discussion about the role please contact Miss Liz Collyer, School Business Manager [e-mail]

or telephone [phone]

Please visit our website www.yht.wales

We regret that it will not be possible to provide feedback to applications which are not successful.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK. For further details, please refer to the Employee Benefits leaflet attached.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information:

• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant's full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
• Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.
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The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition, please visit the link below for further information: Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [e-mail] .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [e-mail] .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are not needed. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.