Senior School HR Manager (15‑Month Maternity Cover)

Notting Hill and Ealing High School; Ealing; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

GDST pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Fee discount for GDST schools

Free staff lunches

Wellbeing activities and gym access

Job summary

Notting Hill and Ealing High School is seeking an experienced HR Manager for a 15-month fixed-term maternity-cover contract. You will lead an effective HR service, strengthening processes and building trusted relationships with managers across the school.

You will advise senior leaders on employee relations, manage recruitment and onboarding, ensure payroll information accuracy, and oversee HR records and SCR compliance while coordinating with the GDST central HR team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on HR generalist with strong technical HR knowledge and judgement.
• Experience advising senior and middle leaders on employee relations matters.
• Experience in education is valuable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide accessible, confident and pragmatic HR advice to managers and colleagues.
• Review and improve HR systems and processes, and oversee HR data accuracy.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, safety of recruitment, SCR maintenance and HR records.
• Collaborate with Finance to strengthen HR/payroll interface and data integrity.
• Advise on employee relations matters and partner with GDST central HR team.

Skills

HR advisory

Relationship building

HR data & analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

Notting Hill and Ealing High School is seeking an experienced HR Manager for a 15-month fixed-term maternity-cover contract. You will lead an effective HR service, strengthening processes and building trusted relationships with managers across the school.

You will advise senior leaders on employee relations, manage recruitment and onboarding, ensure payroll information accuracy, and oversee HR records and SCR compliance while coordinating with the GDST central HR team.