HR Manager

Pink Tile Education; Worthing; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant primary school in Worthing is seeking a Human Resources professional to manage day-to-day HR operations. This role includes overseeing staff absence, managing recruitment procedures, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Ideal candidates will have HR experience in a school setting, excellent communication skills, and IT proficiency, particularly with management information systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for HR professionals to make their mark in a lively educational environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing daily HR functions within a school environment.
• Ability to oversee staff absence procedures and monitor records.
• Skills in managing recruitment processes with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily cover for staff absence and manage staff absence procedures.
• Build effective working relationships with supply agencies and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with safer recruitment processes.

Skills

HR experience

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Recruitment process management

IT skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of employment law

Tools

Bromcom

Job description

Our client is looking for a Human Resources professional to manage the day-to-day HR of a busy and vibrant Primary School. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with HR experience within a school environment to develop further or for a qualified HR professional to make their mark.

Job Details

Salary: NJC Grade -8 (actual pay - £28427.40-30882.60) Pay review pending
Contract Type: Temp to Perm
Working Pattern: 37 hrs a week, Term Time plus Inset and 2 weeks holiday working.

Location: Worthing

Closing date: 9am 22nd September 2025
Interviews: 1st October 2025

What You Need to Succeed

You will oversee the daily cover in response to daily staff absence and manage the staff absence procedure, ensuring all absence is recorded, monitored, and reported. Following up absence calls daily and undertaking informal absence meetings and return to work interviews.

Your effective communication and interpersonal skills are required to build effective working relationships with supply agencies, senior stakeholders and school staff alike.

Managing the recruitment process you will have an eye for detail ensuring all aspects of safer recruitment are followed. Ensuring all staff undertake and complete their induction training and that the probations period is monitored effectively.

You will have excellent IT skills with experience of working on Management information systems and databases such as Bromcom.

Excellent literacy skills are essential. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative, be extremely well organised and must be able to maintain accurate records both electronically and in paper format.

You will work term time plus inset days and 2 weeks during the summer holiday period.

Working knowledge and understanding of employment law would be of benefit in this role.