Resourcing and Learning Partner

Bedales School is seeking an experienced, creative, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Resourcing and Learning Partner to ensure we attract, develop, and retain a diverse, inclusive and talented workforce. You will have the opportunity to devise and implement a learning and development strategy to ensure staff retention and succession, as well as ensure we continue to provide a high-quality recruitment service and excellent onboarding and induction experience.

You will have a passion for attracting diverse and inclusive top-tier talent and unlocking the full potential of our people, as well as first class stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across all levels.

This is an opportunity for a talented individual to take a role in one of the country’s most innovative and influential boarding and day schools, that employs over 400 staff and which, as a community of people, seeks to do all that it can ‘in house’.

At Bedales our vision and ethos are about empowering students and staff, therefore recruiting and developing inspirational people to work at Bedales is critical for our students to learn from. We have a diverse student body that requires a diverse workforce to engage with. Your experience and expertise in celebrating difference and success in identifying where to find the top talent is crucial for this role, allowing you to develop new ideas in the areas of Recruitment and Learning.

Bedales School is a unique educational establishment, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Our aim is to create an environment where questioning, divergent thinking, and freedom to learn from mistakes are all encouraged.  Central to our success is the sense that each person is a member of our community and whose voice is entitled to be heard and treated with respect.  Both our staff and students expect of each other the best kind of relationships – co-operative, authentic and trustful.

Hours of Work

This is a full year post, ideally 30 hours per week across Monday to Friday. We are flexible in our approach to hours and days worked and would consider reduced hours during non-term time periods. 

Salary

The full-time equivalent salary for this post is £34,844 per annum. The pro rata salary based on 30 hours per week is £26,932.81 (subject to a September 2024 pay award).  

Benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Funded healthcare cash plan
• Pension with Royal London
• Salary Extras benefits platform
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance
• Personal accident cover
• Free lunch is provided during term-time 

How to Apply

For further details on how to apply, please visit the recruitment portal on the Bedales Schools website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 7th June 2024.

Application discussion via MS TEAMS: Wednesday 12th June 2024.

Interview date: Wednesday 19th June 2024.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis during the advertising period. Early application is advised as Bedales reserve the right to make an appointment at any stage of the application process.

Pre-Appointment Checks

All candidates will undergo a Safeguarding Suitability Interview and application for an Enhanced DBS and Barred List check and be asked to provide evidence they are eligible to work in the UK on an on-going basis at the shortlist stage of the selection process.

Safeguarding Statement

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Prohibition from Teaching Checks, and Prohibition from Management Checks.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Fostering a culture of openness, safety, equality and protection
• Providing a safe and welcoming environment where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to
• Playing a key role in the prevention of harm and an equal responsibility to act on any suspicion or disclosure that may indicate a child is at risk of harm
• When concerned about the welfare of a pupil, acting in the best interests of the pupil

All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children and are expected to act in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the School is therefore permitted to ask job candidates to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.