HR / People Director
Kent College, Canterbury
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- £45,282 to £50,435 subject to experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2022
Job overview
Required as soon as possible
This vacancy is for 40 hours per week, full-year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR/People Director to join Kent College. This new leadership role has been created to ensure that Kent College becomes the school of choice for anyone seeking to work in the sector, and the successful candidate will lead the way in developing a culture of wellbeing across the schools, as well as supporting the new Headmaster and Bursar with their exciting plans for the College’s development. Whilst the post holder will be a skilled and knowledgeable HR generalist, we are also looking for a professional with previous experience and evidence of delivering successful wellbeing strategies.
The successful applicant will be educated to degree level and hold an appropriate CIPD professional qualification (Level 5 or above), have strong leadership skills and excellent organisational skills. They will also have the ability to build effective relationships at all levels, excellent communication skills, the ability to deal sensitively with confidential information and a desire to deliver high standards.
As part of Kent College, we can offer you a rewarding career with excellent benefits including, free Benenden healthcare, free car parking, free meals in term-time, contributory pension scheme and uniform where appropriate.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 8th June 2022, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.
Longlist interviews will take place on Monday 13 June 2022
Shortlist interviews will take place on Monday 20 June 2022
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Kent College values diversity and promotes equality at all levels; we particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
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About Kent College, Canterbury
The pleasant red-brick buildings of Kent College are situated in a semi-rural position overlooking the beautiful cathedral city of Canterbury. The school sits in 80 acres (32 hectares) of land with extensive sports’ fields, a School Farm and a Riding Centre. The centre of Canterbury, with its wide selection of shops and restaurants is a 5-minute journey by car, while the school sports' fields back on to Blean Woods, one of the largest areas of ancient woodland in England. Pupils get the best of both worlds – a healthy, safe environment close to beautiful countryside, but with easy access to Canterbury’s excellent facilities including theatres, cinemas and its world-heritage cathedral.
Since its foundation in 1885, the School has always excelled in the academic, musical and sporting spheres. However, Kent College Canterbury is probably best known for its exceptionally caring atmosphere where students from all faiths, countries and background thrive in a safe, friendly and caring environment. The School has an outstanding reputation for bringing out the best in every pupil and achieving excellent academic results. The sporting facilities are first class and include an all-weather artificial hockey pitch, which is converted for tennis use in the summer. A well-resourced Dyslexia Unit gives specialist teaching to students with this particular need.
Kent College is a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct. The school was inspected by the Independent School Inspectorate in October 2022 and was found to be excellent and compliant in all aspects.
In August 2016 Kent College opened a 3-18 school in Dubai, and in September 2022 the primary stages of Kent College West Cairo accepted its first students.
Summer 2019 brought the opening of a state-of-the-art 600-seater auditorium, The Great Hall. The hall is used by the whole school for worship and as a versatile and practical space for the college’s highly regarded drama and music departments as well as for being available for use by the local community.
The boarding community includes students from over 40 countries, and a particular strength is the International Study Centre, where students whose English language skills need development can receive specialist teaching and be progressively integrated into the mainstream curriculum.
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