Human Resources Manager

Job Description

Grade: Scale 10 / 52.14 weeks per year / Full Time: 37 hours per week
Reporting to: Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Direct Reports: Payroll Officer
Liaison with: CEO, Headteachers, Senior Staff

Job purpose

To co-ordinate, lead and manage an effective Human Resources (HR) department and oversee the payroll function of the Trust.

• Providing professional, competent, well-reasoned advice.
• Overseeing the implementation of HR strategies, policies ensuring they are consistently adopted and compliant.
• Using specialist advice and consultancy to deal with matters that arise to achieve a satisfactory outcome.
• Oversee the Payroll process, authorising payments to all staff and external agencies i.e. tax & pensions.
• To provide comprehensive assistance to the leadership team as required on all matters of staff issues, administration and management.

Roles and responsibilities

• Support the Trust's development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems by managing the personnel software for all school purposes including salaries and production of contracts of employment.
• Develop and continuously monitor HR policy and procedures, in liaison with Juniper HR Services (or other professional advisors) to drive performance and mitigate disputes, recommending changes where necessary, and providing guidance and support to managers and employees on implementation of relevant policies and procedures.
• Manage the end to end recruitment process across the Trust which involves preparing job descriptions alongside recruiting managers, job advertisements, candidate screening & selection and pre-employment checks.
• Manage and support the induction procedures for new starters in line with safer recruitment practices. Ensure probationary reviews are carried out in a timely and effective way.
• Oversee and support the Payroll/ Pension function. Ensuring the data input and output is correct and reconciled.
• Ensure staff personnel files and employment contracts and relevant DM Systems are properly maintained, secured and that data is handled in accordance with statutory provisions, GDPR policies and school policies.
• Where needed support line managers in performance management processes.
• Support the management of employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, retirement and redundancy.
• Provide first line advice on current and existing benefits for employees and managers.
• Participate in the implementation of specific projects, procedures and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
• To collate key data relating to HR matters in preparation for Ofsted Inspections. This will include the consistently reviewing of the Trust's Single Central Record to ensure compliance with any statutory changes or developments required.
• To be responsible for the preparation and accurate submission of the Schools Workforce Census Return, ensuring that the institution is compliant with statutory guidelines.
• Provide training to relevant stakeholders in relation of HR & Personnel support and management.

Person Specification

The HR Manager will:

· CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.

· Previous HR experience (HR experience within the Education sector, desirable but not essential).

· Knowledge of end to end Payroll Process (Desirable, but not essential)

· Knowledge of SAGE 50 (Desirable, but not essential)

· Knowledge of Safer Recruitment Training

· Recognise that everyone is important within the Trust, and show an ability to build strong working relationships at every level.

· Show an awareness and respect for peoples' differences, and recognise how different characteristics and personal strengths build dynamic and great teams.

Closing Date for Applications: 31st January 2025

We would be very happy to answer any questions you may have, and provide the opportunity for you to have a discussion with the CFOO . To arrange this, please contact Kerry Wilby at admin@sweynepark.com. To obtain further information please visit our website www.sweynepark.com.

All candidates must complete an application, which should be returned to Mrs Katharine Dines, Headteacher, c/o admin@sweynepark.com. Please click on the link below to access the Form.

The Sweyne Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

We reserve the right to close applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is identified.

Information about the School

Welcome to The Sweyne Park School, we are a larger than average mixed, 11-18 comprehensive school. The School became an academy on 1st April 2013 and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014.

Our school is a safe and happy environment and central to our school is a belief in respect - respect for yourself, respect for others and respect for the environment. We believe that our focus on respect leads to high expectations and excellent discipline, and this in turn leads to the highest possible achievement for each individual pupil. In December 2018 we were the first Secondary School in the East of England to achieve the prestigious Rights Respecting Gold Award.

At Sweyne Park we are determined to provide first class teaching and learning for all our pupils. This aim is supported by our commitment to recruiting and retaining the very best staff, and our nationally recognised programme of staff training. We do our utmost to ensure our pupils achieve strong examination results and progress on to high quality destinations. We provide a broad and balanced academic curriculum with a wide range of cultural, artistic, sporting and social opportunities. We are committed to very strong partnerships between home, school and community members. We believe that the whole community can contribute to motivating and supporting pupils’ progress. In October 2017, the Sweyne Park School and Glebe Primary formed a Multi-Academy Trust, the Rayleigh Schools Trust (“The RST”).