HR Officer

The GDST; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Sheffield is seeking an HR Officer to deliver a high-quality HR service to the school community. The successful candidate will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with HR policies. Ideal candidates will have relevant HR experience and strong communication skills. The role also offers a variety of benefits including competitive salaries, a flexible pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive terms and conditions of employment

Membership of flexible pension scheme

Access to professional development opportunities

Free life assurance benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for children at GDST schools

Free lunches during term time

Wellbeing activities for staff

Interest-free loans for training and purchases

Cycle to Work scheme

Good transport links and free parking

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.
• Experience in a busy HR role is essential, ideally within an education setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality, efficient and professional HR service.
• Provide comprehensive HR administrative support across the full employee lifecycle.
• Act as a key point of contact for staff, managers, and Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters

Experience in a busy HR role

Education

CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent HR experience

Job description

Overview

HR Officer

Required from: January 2026

Contract term: Permanent

Hours: Full time, full year

Salary: £30,723 to £40,989 per annum

Responsibilities

Sheffield Girls' is looking to appoint an experienced HR Officer to deliver a high quality, efficient and professional HR service to our school community.

Sheffield Girls' is part of a cluster group of four schools within the GDST. In this role you will collaborate regularly with HR colleagues across the cluster, alongside the HR Manager (Cluster) and the GDST HR Business Partner.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive HR administrative support across the full employee lifecycle with strong emphasis on recruitment, payroll, employee records and the accurate upkeep of the Single Central Register (SCR), to ensure ISI compliance. You will also act as a key point of contact for staff, managers and members of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters and the confidence to ensure HR policies and procedures are followed at all levels. Experience in a busy HR role is essential, ideally within an education setting. A CIPD Level 3 qualification is desirable, or equivalent HR experience at this level.

Qualifications

Essential: Experience in a busy HR role; ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters; strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable: CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent HR experience at this level.

Benefits

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive terms and conditions of employment, and competitive salaries and pay progression
• Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)
• 36-week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms, with a 2-week half term in the Autumn
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities and training grants for qualifications
• Free life assurance benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured, offering free 24-hour counselling, wellbeing support and advice services
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least £900 per year)
• In-school staff wellbeing activities such as yoga, fitness classes, wellbeing walks
• Interest-free loans for training, computer purchase and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Good transport links and free parking

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 10 December 2025.