School HR Officer — Recruitment, Payroll & Onboarding

Marchant Recruitment; Richmond; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A Richmond school is seeking an experienced HR Officer to support the operations team in managing recruitment, onboarding, and employee records. The role involves handling contracts, absence management, DBS checks, payroll administration, HR reporting and responding to employee queries while maintaining sensitive information.

Candidates with school-based HR experience and knowledge of UK employment processes and safer recruitment are preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous school-based HR experience would be highly desirable.
• Knowledge of UK employment processes, safer recruitment and school HR systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment and onboarding
• Employee records and HR systems
• Contracts and employment changes
• Absence management
• DBS and safer recruitment
• Payroll administration
• HR reporting
• Employee queries and documentation

Skills

Recruitment & onboarding

HRIS / Payroll systems

Employee records management

Contracts & changes

Absence management

Safeguarded recruitment (DBS)

HR reporting

Employee queries & documentation

Job description

A Richmond school is seeking an experienced HR Officer to support the operations team in managing recruitment, onboarding, and employee records. The role involves handling contracts, absence management, DBS checks, payroll administration, HR reporting and responding to employee queries while maintaining sensitive information.

Candidates with school-based HR experience and knowledge of UK employment processes and safer recruitment are preferred.