School HR Partner

Belmont Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Greater London seeks a School HR Partner for a hybrid role. The position involves providing comprehensive HR services to schools, managing Employee Relations matters such as disciplinaries and grievances, and facilitating change management processes. Candidates should have experience in HR generalist functions and training delivery. This is initially a temporary contract for 6 months with potential for extension or permanency.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in managing performance and absence-related issues.
• Experience handling complex Employee Relations cases.
• Experience in change management including restructure and TUPE.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full generalist HR service to schools and trusts.
• Build and maintain relationships with school leaders and governing bodies.
• Deliver HR training and develop training materials.

Skills

Handling Employee Relations matters

Providing HR training

Building relationships with stakeholders

Job description

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Enfield Council, offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate. The role is initially until 31st July 2026, but it has the potential to become permanent.

Role Overview

We are looking for a School HR Partner. Location: EN1 3ES Hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a full generalist HR service, acting as a dedicated partner for schools and trusts.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with headteachers, school business leaders, governors, and leadership teams.
• Provide expert advice and support on complex Employee Relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence and performance management.
• Advise and support on change management including reorganisation, restructure and TUPE.
• Contribute to the development of our resource suite by creating and curating model policies, manager resources, employer guidance, letter and pro‑forma templates, and other relevant content.
• Deliver HR training and workshops on key HR topics; contribute to the design, development, and delivery of training materials.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the traded HR service.
• Lead on defined projects and pieces of work including policy development, training creation and delivery, manager guidance on HR topics, and HR audits. For these defined projects, HR Partners will take direct management of APO and lead other HR Partners where required.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in handling a wide range of Employee Relations matters, disciplinary matters, grievances, performance management, and absence management.
• Experience in supporting the delivery of change management such as restructure, reorganisation, and TUPE.

Application

To discuss this opportunity further, please send over an up‑to‑date CV and give us a call. If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and let us know; we do offer a generous referral fee. If this role is not applicable to you but you are looking for roles, please send over your CV and we will check what roles we have available. Look forward to speaking with you soon.