HR Officer

HR Officer

Kew College Prep

£40,000 to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. 

Kew College Prep is a thriving stand-alone, non-selective, co-educational school for children from Nursery to Year six. Located in the heart of Kew, Southwest London, we are a small, supportive, and vibrant school with a community feel. The school is also a registered charity operating on a not-for-profit basis. 

We are looking for an experienced HR professional to join our small, friendly team. This is a truly generalist stand-alone HR role reporting to the Head of Finance and Operations.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week; however, we are open to discussing alternative working patterns including part-time options.

Key accountabilities:

• To act as first point of contact for advice and support for queries relating to routine people policy and procedure and other generalist HR matters.

• To provide advice and hands-on support with employee relations, performance management and attendance management.

• To support senior colleagues with pay policy and pension scheme management, as well as exploring new employee benefits, and wellbeing and engagement initiatives.

• To manage all recruitment end-to-end, including job descriptions and advertising, selection, onboarding, and induction.

• To manage new starter processes and pre-employment checks, prepare employment contracts and manage all employee lifecycle administration, working with our payroll bureau.

• To ensure any changes in employment legislation are reflected in policy, procedure and guidance and appropriately embedded in working practices.

• To maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and ensure underpinning systems, processes and guidance are in place, maximising the use of digital systems where possible.  

• To support the Head of Finance and Operations with compliance management, including mandatory training, policy review, and GDPR.