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HR Officer

HR Officer

James Allen's Girls' School

Southwark

  • £30,000 - £35,000 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
Spring term 2022
Apply by:
23 January 2022

Job overview

HR OFFICER (RECRUITMENT)

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 15 July 2022

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the HR team in this highly successful school. The HR Officer will work closely with the Head of HR to ensure a high quality, professional, friendly and efficient HR service is delivered in line with the needs of the School.  

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a HR generalist role with an emphasis on recruitment, ideally in an educational setting, and be able to adapt to changing priorities, react effectively under pressure.  You will be well organised, a strong communicator at all levels of seniority, flexible in your approach to work and a team player, with the ability to work on your own initiative.  

We can offer you :

The opportunity to join our outstanding school where public examination results consistently place JAGS amongst the leading schools in the UK

• A community of considerate, creative and compassionate students and staff

• A highly diverse and inclusive school community, committed to our bursary provision

• An inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and support staff

• Excellent facilities, including the latest resources to support provision of comprehensive practical activities

• A wide-ranging benefit package including lunch, gym membership, free access to the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the cycle to work scheme 


Please visit our website www.jags.org.uk/about/employment to download a JAGS Support Staff Application Form, candidate pack. For further information please contact recruitment@jags.org.uk or James Allen’s Girls’ School, 144 East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8TE. Letters and CVs only will not be accepted.

Closing date: 23 January 2022

Interviews: Week commencing 24 January 2022

Interviews may be held at any stage after applications are received, therefore, interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline, if a suitable candidate is found.

JAGS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary.


Reg charity No 1124853


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About James Allen's Girls' School

JAGS has been inspiring and educating pupils for over 270 years. We're the oldest girls' independent school in London. While we are proud of our history – it's made us who we are – we are very much a school of the present and the future. We celebrate the best of the old while embracing the latest innovations and technology.


Alex Hutchinson (Headmistress):

“The energy, the vibrancy, the friendships, the support networks - They all combine to build something very special”


Working at JAGS is more than just about working. JAGS is a community and a family that strives to create a warm and supportive environment for both the girls that come to learn here, but also for the staff that come to work here. From your first day at JAGS you will have access to some of the best facilities in the country and will be encouraged to take part in the many activities here.


We also offer:

  • A diverse benefit package including parking, gym membership and free lunches
  • An opportunity to join one of the leading independent girls’ schools in the country.
  • Generous Pension scheme
  • Free access to the Dulwich Picture Gallery
  • Cycle to work scheme


Working at JAGS is a great opportunity for anyone, whether a teacher, a gardener or an IT technician and we work with all our staff to offer development opportunities wherever possible. If you are interested in working at JAGS but can't see any current suitable vacancies, please do get in touch and express your interest in working with us.

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Applications closed