HR Manager

HR MANAGER

Application period closes: 9.00 am on Monday 9 February 2026

Interviews: 12 February 2026 / 13 February 2026

Employment Commences: mutually agreed

Salary: £42,500 - £47,500 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week (8.30 am to 4.30 pm) including 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Additional hours may be required to attend meetings/school events.

Contract: Permanent, Full time, Term time (33 weeks) plus 5 weeks and attendance at mandatory inset days.

Please note: This is a visible onsite position, however with some flexibility for the ideal candidate to occasionally work from home. The additional 5 weeks (2 weeks in the beginning of Summer break, 1 week before start of new academic year, 1 week during Christmas break and 1 week during Easter break) is for setting up new files, contracts and recruitment in advance of a new term’s start.

We welcome any discussions regarding this role or any other queries you may have.

We are seeking for an experienced HR professional to lead and manage all aspects of HR for the school.

The role of the HR Manager is to manage and lead in the delivery of an effective, professional end to end HR Service to all staff, supporting staff with people related matters. The successful applicant will provide professional and pragmatic employment law and HR advice and support to the senior leadership team in delivering the school strategy. Reporting to the Bursar, the HR Manager will be supported to manage the school’s HR function and will work closely with our Finance team to prepare the monthly payroll. This includes being proactive with staff training requirements, especially those relating to statutory matters and safeguarding; maintaining the school’s training records; carrying out pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE and ISSR requirements, and maintaining a compliant SCR.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice with demonstrable experience as a HR generalist across the whole employee lifecycle including but not limited to recruitment, contracts of employment, policy, employee relations, performance management, payroll and reward and recognition.

Please view the attached job application pack. Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role/person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications should be sent to the HR Manager by the closing date. No CVs will be accepted.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then please contact Bursar, Roland Grant via email or phone. Please view the attached job application pack for contact details.

Safeguarding Statement

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants 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. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.