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.
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