HR Officer

RAINHILL HIGH SCHOOL; St Helens; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainhill High School is seeking an organised HR Officer to join our team and support the employee journey across the school.

You will deliver a high-quality HR service, maintain confidential records and data, and provide proactive guidance to senior leaders to help staff and students thrive in a positive learning environment.

This permanent, full-time role offers an opportunity to contribute to safeguarding, equality, and high standards of staff welfare.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering HR services across the employee lifecycle.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Experience supporting senior leaders in a school environment advantageous.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a comprehensive HR operational service across the school.
• Maintain records and information relating to employees, ensuring confidentiality and compliance.
• Provide proactive HR advice and operational support to senior leaders to aid teaching and learning.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactive approach

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Discretion with confidential info

Job description

Are you an organised, proactive HR professional looking for a rewarding role in education? We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly efficient and accurate HR Officer, with a positive and professional attitude, to join our forward thinking team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant contribution to the effective management and development of our workforce, supporting all aspects of the employee journey and helping maintain a positive and successful working environment for staff and students.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and delivering a comprehensive, high-quality HR operational service across the school, taking ownership of all elements of the employee life cycle.
• Ensuring all records and information relating to employees are legally compliant, correctly maintained, and strictly confidential.
• Providing proactive HR advice and operational support to senior leaders, contributing directly to the effective running of the school and the delivery of teaching and learning.

About You

• Confident, proactive and adaptable
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Able to build positive relationships
• Confident in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Previous experience working in an educational setting would be an advantage but not essential

Why join us

• Permanent, full-time role
• 'Good' Ofsted-rated school (2023) - Part of Stephenson MAT
• Supportive inclusive environment - Reduced workload, tech investment & career development
• Excellent partnerships - Hope University, Ambition Institute, Rainbow Teaching School Hub and more.

Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.

If you are passionate about developing others and have the passion to make a lasting difference, ensuring every student feels they belong, we would love to hear from you.