HR Manager
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HR Manager (Fixed-Term Contract: Jan–May 2026)
Full-time | Office-based | Central London
Interviews in the next two weeks | Immediate start subject to DBS
We are seeking a highly skilled and confident HR Manager to join a specialist independent school that provides exceptional support for children with specific learning difficulties. Known for its nurturing, child-centred ethos and commitment to helping pupils thrive through personalised teaching, the school is looking for a strong HR professional to ensure smooth and effective people operations during a period of planned leave.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
You will lead the full HR function, ensuring high-quality service and compliance across the school, including:
- End-to-end recruitment and onboarding
- Producing HR/People reports for governance committees
- Minute-taking at committees related to HR/People
- Payroll processing and day-to-day staff queries
- Conducting investigations and advising on employee relations
- Updating and maintaining policies and compliance documentation
- Keeping the HR information system current (CIPHR experience desirable)
- Managing training distribution and monitoring
- Overseeing safeguarding compliance, including the Single Central Record
- Supporting wider ad hoc HR projects as required
What We’re Looking For
To be considered, you must have:
- Significant HR experience within a school setting
- Strong understanding of school HR compliance, safeguarding and SCR
- Experience handling payroll and HR administration end-to-end
- Ideally a CIPD qualification
- Experience with CIPHR MIS and payroll systems (highly preferred)
- Excellent organisation, communication, and attention to detail
- Ability to work full-time, Monday–Friday, on-site, Central London
Only candidates with the relevant school HR qualifications and experience will be shortlisted.