Human Resources Officer

Looking for a rewarding career? Look no further than The King's School in Grantham!

Our forward-looking prestigious school is seeking a dedicated and passionate professional to join our innovative team. With an illustrious history dating back to 1528, The King's School has been a cornerstone of the Grantham community for centuries.

Due to the retirement of our current HR Officer, we have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, experienced and self-motivated HR professional to join our team from 1 February/March 2025. The post would suit a candidate with experience of working confidently at the HR Officer level, ideally within the education sector. A demonstrable ability to manage all aspects of the employee life cycle whilst developing best practices in accordance with the latest employment law is essential.

The HR Officer provides comprehensive operational HR support and administration across the school community whilst playing a critical role in ensuring that the school is compliant with all relevant regulations and statutory guidance relating to HR, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

This is an important role at the school and requires an individual who can demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently as well as as part of a small team, reporting directly to the Head. Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and outstanding problem-solving skills are essential for this post. It is important that the candidate is professional combined with a warm and approachable personality but is also resilient and calm under pressure. We are looking for someone who is able to work efficiently in a busy environment and can successfully prioritise their workload to meet deadlines. It is imperative that the successful candidate is comfortable with a high level of discretion and confidentiality.

The working arrangement is negotiable, but you will ideally work 37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year.

If you are unsure what The King’s School is like but are considering applying, please contact the school for an informal telephone conversation or tour of the school to find out more.

To apply, please complete our application form via the 'Quick apply' button.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 17 January 2025.

Whilst a closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate prior. This being the case, we would encourage early applications for the post.

The King’s School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be expected to follow school safeguarding procedures and promote the welfare of students.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. As this post is considered a ‘regulated activity’, a check through the Disclosure and Barring Service, including the children’s barred list will be made. Shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school may conduct online searches as part of our due diligence process. Successful applicants must be familiar with and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the welfare of students.

Conducting Online Searches

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability.

Candidates are therefore required to provide the following information as part of your application:

• the social media platforms on which you have accounts;
• the account names / handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym;
• any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on; and
• any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware.

If you are shortlisted for the role, we may carry out an online search based on the information you provide in this form. If we carry out a search, we will also search more widely for any other online information about you.

You are not required to provide account passwords or to grant the School access to private social media accounts.

If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Please note that feedback will only be provided to candidates whose applications progress to the interview stage.