HR Assistant
Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
Hackney
- £23,305 - £24,589 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2022
Job overview
The School
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a successful 11-19 inner-city comprehensive. We are committed to a creative and excellent education for all students. We have a positive reputation in the local area, benefit from parental support, have an award-winning building and a growing sixth form. Most importantly, students and staff share a commitment to the school’s success and ethos.
The Post
We are currently seeking a professional, confident individual to join our school as a confident HR Assistant. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, dedicated, approachable, flexible and who displays excellent communication skills. The role requires working at pace and the ability to prioritise and work well under pressure. The successful candidate will have strong organisation and administrative skills.
Supporting the HR Manager and the Head of Resources and Services in all aspects of HR and payroll, you will be responsible for administering the payroll function, as well as dealing with day-to-day enquiries in regards to HR/payroll matters.
In addition, you will take care of monitoring and recording staff absence, organising and minute taking at meetings and administering the full recruitment process including pre-employment checks for all new staff.
In this role, you will work term time only, Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week with 50 minutes unpaid break.
We require:
- A dynamic individual who can multitask across the full range of HR areas in a time pressured environment
- Schools are busy workplaces and so the postholder must be willing to work around teaching commitments of staff to deliver excellent HR support to staff
- Supporting and advising managers in applying School policy and procedure will mean that the postholder will be confident in working with professional staff at all levels of seniority
- The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the School’s HR policy and job description libraries and so will need to have a systematic approach to their work.
If you are interested in joining our team, please click the Apply button to complete an application.
Closing date: 12.00pm on Wednesday 31st August 2022.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to ensuring diversity in our workforce.
As employers, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS clearance is a statutory requirement for all positions.
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About Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Clissold Road, Stoke Newington
- London
- N16 9EX
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form, an excellent 11-19 comprehensive school. Our school has a great reputation and has strong longstanding relationships with the community. During our recent Ofsted inspection (July 2022) the school was recognised as continuing to be a Good school. There were many strengths highlighted in the report including;
“Pupils are proud of the diverse nature and inclusive ethos of their school. Enthusiastic and committed teachers make lessons interesting for pupils”, and “teachers have strong subject knowledge and are passionate about their subjects”.
We pride ourselves in providing our students with inspiring and creative teaching and learning opportunities within the curriculum and through our programme of extra-curricular activities. We aim that every child aspires to and achieves excellence. The fact that so many choose to stay on into our Sixth Form and take the qualifications they need to get into the universities of their choice, is proof of our success.
We are looking for ambitious, energetic, professional staff who are passionate about ensuring every one of our students achieves their full potential.
Our vision and ethos
At Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form we want our students to develop a passion for learning resulting from a memorable school journey, encompassing first-rate teaching and experiences beyond the classroom.
Our culture is rooted in high expectations for all, regardless of background or starting point. Students are encouraged to be ambitious, as we believe everyone can achieve their potential with a commitment to learning and a determination to succeed. Our students achieve brilliant outcomes making them highly marketable individuals with an unwavering sense of civic duty, as they understand everyone has a role in making the world a better place.
We have a strong focus on creativity. We know creativity is the skill of the future and believe everyone has creative capacities. We want our students to be critical thinkers, solution-focused, innovative, resilient, and responsive to our ever-changing world, as well as great team players who understand that diversity is our strength.
The core values that underpin our approach to teaching students at Stoke Newington School are:
Compassion | Ambition | Resilience | Excellence
Working at Stoke Newington School
Working at Stoke Newington School means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners, dedicated to developing high achieving young people with community spirit and a strong sense of civic duty.
Everyone at Stoke Newington School is warm, welcoming and supportive, and there’s a strong community spirit amongst all staff members. We engage with and support our teaching and support staff, providing an inspirational and creative working environment which enables and aids the development of personal and professional excellence.
- At Stoke Newington, some other perks include:
- An excellent staff association that looks after every single staff member
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Teachers receive laptops
- Access to parking upon application
- Discounted membership to the local leisure centre (conveniently situated opposite the school)
- Excellent programme for beginner teachers and NQTs
Stoke Newington School is situated in the stunning area of Stoke Newington, Hackney. We are a one-minute walk from the picturesque Clissold Park, and a two-minute walk from Church Street, which has a number of restaurants and cafes, as well as charity shops and boutiques. Transport links are good – with Stoke Newington and Canonbury overground stations, and Finsbury Park underground station all within 20-minute walks. Bus links are also excellent.
We look forward to your application!
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