Sector: High-Performing Secondary Academy (Outstanding Ofsted).
Location: Oxford
Start Date: April 2026.
This Outstanding school in Oxford is seeking a professional HR Manager. You will lead the personnel function for a large staff body ensuring the school follows best-practice recruitment retention and employee relations policies while maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR).
Recruitment & Safeguarding: Leading safer recruitment processes and ensuring all background checks meet statutory DfE requirements.
Employee Relations: Providing expert advice to the SLT on performance management staff wellbeing and employment law.
Operational HR: Overseeing personnel files managing the HR aspects of payroll and contributing to school-wide policy development.
Essential Requirements: CIPD qualification (Level 5) and significant HR management experience preferably in an educational setting.
Salary: Competitive salary paid on the local government scale (40000 - 48000).
Support: Professional development opportunities and a supportive senior leadership team.
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