HR Manager

We seek an experienced HR professional to lead and manage all aspects of HR for the school.

The role of the HR Manager is to manage and lead in the delivery of an effective, professional end to end HR Service to all staff, supporting staff with people related matters. Provide professional and pragmatic employment law and HR advice and support to the senior leadership team in delivering the school strategy.

Reporting to the Bursar, they will be supported and empowered to manage the school’s HR function and will work closely with our Finance team to process the monthly payroll and ensure all pay related matters are processed and managed in a timely and accurate manner.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice with demonstrable experience as a HR generalist across the whole employee lifecycle including but not limited to Recruitment, contracts of employment, policy, Employee Relations, Performance management, payroll and Reward and Recognition.

This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week all year round. Normal office hours are 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday with a 30-minute unpaid lunch each. This is an onsite position, however with some flexibility for the ideal candidate to occasionally work from home.

The post merits a salary commensurate with the importance of the role and the successful applicant's relevant experience.

We are planning to arrange interviews on 13 and 15 March although applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

Please note we have very limited parking facilities onsite.

Newland House School is a successful, flourishing co-educational independent day school for children from 4 to 13 years, based in Twickenham in South West London. Completed applications should be sent to Alka Soni, Head of HR and Compliance by the closing date.

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision.

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).