Role Category & Location Sector: High-Performing Secondary Academy (Outstanding Ofsted). Location: Oxford Start Date: April 2026. The Opportunity & Role Profile This Outstanding school in Oxford is seeking a professional HR Manager. You will lead the personnel function for a large staff body, ensuring the school follows best-practice recruitment, retention, and employee relations policies while maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR). Core Responsibilities & Duties Scope Recruitment & Safeguarding: Leading safer recruitment processes and ensuring all background checks meet statutory DfE requirements. Employee Relations: Providing expert advice to the SLT on performance management, staff wellbeing, and employment law. Operational HR: Overseeing personnel files, managing the HR aspects of payroll, and contributing to school-wide policy development. Compensation & Benefits Essential Requirements: CIPD qualification (Level 5) and significant HR management experience, preferably in an educational setting. Salary: Competitive salary paid on the local government scale (£40,000 - £48,000). Support: Professional development opportunities and a supportive senior leadership team.