Role Category & Location
* Sector: Multi-Academy Trust / Secondary School.
* Borough: Islington (Inner London, England).
* Start Date: ASAP Start, Permanent, Full-Time.
The Opportunity & Role Profile
An established Islington school 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 a robust Single Central Record (SCR).
Core Responsibilities & Duties Scope
* Recruitment & Safeguarding: Leading safer recruitment processes and ensuring all background checks meet statutory DfE and ISI requirements.
* Employee Relations: Providing expert advice to the SLT on performance management, staff wellbeing, and employment law.
* Compliance Management: 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: Highly competitive salary reflecting the seniority of the role and Inner London weighting.
* Support: Professional development opportunities and a supportive senior leadership team.