HR Officer
Blossom House School
Merton
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Salary dependent on experience (£32,400 to £35,100) pro-rated if working part time).
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 2 December 2024
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an organised, friendly and self-motivated HR professional to join our busy HR team on maternity cover. You will have had experience working confidently at HR Officer level, ideally within an educational environment. You will have experience of managing all aspects of the employee life cycle and of dealing with your own ER caseload.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Hold a minimum CIPD Level 3 qualification.
• Have a friendly and enthusiastic approach.
• Have experience of working as an HR Officer (ideally within an educational environment) in an efficient and pro-active manner.
• Experience of managing all aspects of the employee life cycle an of dealing with your own ER caseload.
• Be highly organised.
• Be able to work effectively under pressure.
• Have the ability to prioritise and work accurately with a high attention to detail.
• Have excellent communication skills, particularly in speaking to others on the telephone and drafting emails.
• Be able to build effective working relationships and work well as part of a busy team.
• Be proficient in Word, Outlook, and Excel.
The role is a Maternity Cover, Full-Time or Part-Time with a minimum of 3 days, 6-9 month contract, 8 weeks holiday
Monday to Friday: 08:30am – 17:00pm (this is an all-year-round role, no term time)
Holiday: 8 weeks (to be taken during the school holidays) plus 8 days bank holidays per annum
Salary from: Salary dependent on experience (£32,400 to £35,100) pro-rated if working part time.
To Start: ASAP
Closing date: 2nd December 2024
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About Blossom House School
- Blossom House School
- Station Road, Motspur Park, New Malden
- London
- KT3 6JJ
- United Kingdom
Blossom House is a very special place to work, not just because of our wonderful team of staff, but also because of the satisfaction of supporting the development of our fantastic pupils. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in November 2023, we aim to continually evolve our working environment to ensure we remain an outstanding place to work.
We believe in the importance of supporting our staff in all ways and we are committed to investing in your personal development, giving you the opportunity to undertake external courses as well as offering training in INSET. We have a Learning Teaching and Therapy Support Team in place to offer one to one coaching if required.
All assistants currently have the opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.
We also acknowledge any stress that may be experienced through working in this environment. To support our teaching staff, therapists and other staff, we offer sports activities (including yoga and football) and an employee assistance programme which includes one to one counselling.
When you join the team at Blossom House, you’ll benefit from:
- A modern, climate-controlled working environment at Motspur Park.
- Well-equipped teaching rooms with interactive whiteboards.
- Ample underground car parking and good transport links at Motspur Park, while our Euston school is within walking distance from London Euston rail station.
- Small classes (maximum of 10 but usually less).
- Learning Support Assistant in every class.
- A wellbeing programme that includes a £60 termly wellbeing allowance.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- An independent employee assistance programme.
- UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optical and dental bills and offers cashback (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.
- Free lunch once a week and ample drinks and snacks in our comfortable staff room.
- Cycle scheme and Tech scheme.
- End of term parties and gifts.
Comments from our staff
‘I was going to give up teaching until I joined Blossom, 8 years later and still learning new things and enjoying it.’
‘It’s nice to feel part of a community where care is at its centre.’
‘Being able to work as such a close team, with so much support, is brilliant.’
‘Everyone is so friendly and the team approach makes working here so much easier.’
We are always interested in meeting friendly, competent, dedicated, suitably qualified and experienced candidates for roles at Blossom House. If you are interested in making a difference and joining our dedicated team, please send your application to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk.
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including an Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV’s alone.
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