Overview
Start date: ASAP (subject to pre-start checks)
Contract term: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday. Start, finish and break times to be agreed.
Weeks per year: School term time, Trust Training Days, INSET days and 1 week in the school holidays
Grade: 8
Salary range (per annum): £28,598 - £32,597 (FTE) / £25,796 - £29,403 (pro rata)
Location: Stourfield Infant School and Stourfield Junior School
Reports to: Headteachers
About The Post
We are looking to appoint an HR and Compliance Officer to join the operations team for our two schools, who will relish the opportunity to:
* Work alongside the Finance & Estates Officer in overseeing all areas of non-academic functions of our schools. The two posts cover the entirety of our operations/school business functions and it is intended that this post will focus, in particular, on HR, risk, audit and compliance.
* Manage recruitment, Single Central Records and all day-to-day transactional HR processes for our staff. This will include absence recording and monitoring, contract changes, leavers and answering queries related to HR/staffing.
* Take the lead on compliance activity for the schools, including risk registers, business continuity plans, data protection, health and safety administration and preparing for audits.
* Support the schools in making a significant positive difference to the lives of our pupils
* Promote and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
You Are Likely To Be Someone Who
* Has a successful track record of working in HR or recruitment in an administrative capacity.
* Has GCSEs in Maths and English, grade 4/grade C and above or equivalent qualifications/grades.
* Has excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
* Is a self-starter with ability to prioritise own workload, meet deadlines and work at pace in a busy team environment.
* Has strong organisational and administrative skills with high levels of competence in using general IT platforms and management information systems.
* Has excellent interpersonal skills and gravitas to interact with colleagues across the Trust, and the wider community.
* Is safer recruitment certified (or has the ability to achieve this upon appointment).
* Is enthusiastic, efficient, flexible, reliable and shows attention to detail and is able to work using own initiative and also as part of a team.
* Will embrace our highly supportive and professional culture.
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
* Aim high
* Keep improving
* Don’t leave anyone behind
* See the bigger picture
Stourfield Infant and Junior Schools benefits
* The opportunity to work alongside wonderful young people and exceptional colleagues throughout our schools and trust.
* High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress.
* The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a forward-thinking multi-academy trust.
* Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources.
* A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources.
* Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores.
* Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands.
* Free on-site parking.
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact the school offices on office@stourfieldjuniors.com or 01202 424554.
How To Apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: office@stourfieldjuniors.com
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date is Monday 22 September 2025 at 9am; interviews will be held on Thursday 25 September 2025.
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