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Teaching Vacancies; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is seeking an organised HR Officer to join our forward-thinking team. You will manage a high-quality HR service across the school, owning all elements of the employee lifecycle and ensuring confidentiality and compliance.

You will provide proactive HR advice to senior leaders, support staff and students, and contribute to the running of teaching and learning. Previous experience in education is advantageous, with a focus on safeguarding and data protection.

Qualifications

• Strong IT skills with Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Knowledge of HR systems and processes.
• Understanding of employment legislation.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Understanding of data protection.
• Knowledge of Arbor HR software.
• Safer recruitment training or understanding recruitment in schools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a comprehensive HR service across the school and own the employee life cycle.
• Ensure records are compliant, confidential and well maintained.
• Provide proactive HR advice and support to senior leaders to aid teaching and learning.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Confidential information handling

Adaptability

Education

Education sector experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Arbor

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

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 to 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?

• ‘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.

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.

Purpose of the post:

• To manage and deliver a comprehensive, high-quality HR operational service across the school, taking ownership of all elements of the employee life cycle.
• To ensure all records and information relating to employees are legally compliant, correctly maintained, and strictly confidential.
• To provide 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.
• Service Level Agreements (SLAs): To actively contribute to, and potentially deliver, HR support services to partner or external schools as part of agreed Service Level Agreements, providing an opportunity for wider professional collaboration and development.

What the school offers its staff

Our School’s mission is 'In Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do and our core values; Learn, Think, Contribute, Care, embody our determination to ensure that all our students receive a first class education that enables them to take their place in society confidently.

We are a popular and high achieving school on the edge of Merseyside with a very strong reputation locally and significantly over subscribed.

Vision Statement and Values - ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’

Our aims are;

To ensure that all pupils achieve highly and leave us as well educated, healthy, confident individuals with a clear sense of social responsibility and personal integrity.To ensure pupils have the attributes, skills and qualifications to succeed. We expect our pupils to be able to thrive in contemporary society as a result of their time with us.That parents send their child to our Trust knowing that that their child will succeed and their well-being is prioritised in an inclusive setting. That staff development and well-being are central to our culture and the success of the Trust.

The school will ensure that all students;

Study an appropriately ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum, through which, they develop powerful knowledge, vocabulary, numeracy and literacy skills

Develop cultural capital through a range of planned experiences in and beyond school.

Achieve qualifications that enable students to take their next steps with confidence.

Adopt the school’s core values – Learn Think, Contribute and CareThe school is determined to;

Create a culture of fairness and compassionEnsure the highest levels of behaviour, attitude, conduct and respect

Provide a rich curriculum that challenges students to think and is delivered by up to date.

Ensure a strong partnership between parent, teacher and pupils

Ensure a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities

Our expectation is that the behaviour and actions of Members, Trustees, Governors, staff and students reflect our mission and values daily.

Stephenson Trust - Multi Academy Trust Values Statement

Across Stephenson Trust we will;

Ensure that every child is safe and well cared for and that families are well supported.

Raise the aspirations, expectations and attainment of all children.

Respect, value and provide opportunity for all students and enable them to reach their true potential.

Develop and mature all young people to become responsible citizens who can thrive in modern Britain and are able and willing to make a valuable contribution to society.

Provide a high-quality learning culture and environment that supports learning and a curiosity of the world.Develop and support staff to develop professionally and be an employer of choice.

Ensure that the local community has a school they can be proud of and that invests in them.

Be an outward facing Trust that develops and shares good practice with its partners.

Be financially robust, compliant with the Academies Financial Handbook and operate in accordance with our Articles of Association.

Operate within the values of our mission statement; students, staff, parents and governance.

Further details about the role

Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge and IT experience of Microsoft Office systems and Outlook

Knowledge of effective HR systems and processes

Basic knowledge and understanding of employment legislation

Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information

Understanding of data protection

Knowledge and experience using Arbor

Safer recruitment training, or understanding of recruitment in a school environment

Skills and Abilities

Excellent time management and organisational skills

Ability to communicate and effectively to a range of audiences (internal and external) through strong inter-personal, written, oral and presentation skills

Sound judgment and ability to make decisions based on understanding of relevant information

Able to prioritise work and to manage work to meet tight deadlines

Can work well as part of a team and on an individual basis

The ability to multi-task in a demanding environment

The ability to problem-solve effectively

Excellent IT skills including knowledge of MS Office

Adaptability to changing circumstances/ideas

Deal sensitively with people in difficult situations

Reliability and integrity and a commitment to confidentiality

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity

Commitment to safeguarding

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.