HR PEOPLE MANAGER

Closing date: Friday 2 August – 12 Noon

Interviews to be held: 14/15 August 2024

Start Date: September 2024

Salary: £44,248-£49,498 pay award pending FTE (pro rata if term time plus) | (Role can be full time or term time plus)

Location: Kings Priory School, Tynemouth, North Shields

Hours of Work: 37 Hours per week – (on-site)

An exciting opportunity is now available for a People (HR) Manager to join our supportive team. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and enthusiastic, with an appropriate CIPD qualification. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working in an education background. The role will provide day-to-day support and advice to the Principal and Senior Leaders, ensuring best practice and the relevant employment legislation applies.

This is an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate to help shape the direction of Human Resources at Kings Priory School and we welcome applications from staff who have previous experience of HR who have a passion for supporting staff and working alongside our pupils. A willingness to participate in the wider life of the school in all of its forms is absolutely essential.

Some of the highlighted responsibilities are:

• Deal with and work on a range of employee relations cases, including discipline, capability, grievance, attendance and performance management.
• Use data to monitor attendance and support line managers in managing absences, return to work interviews and implementing the absence management policy.
• Supporting and advising the Principal and Senior Leadership Team on a range of people management issues.
• Line management of the People Officer.
• Manage the general day-to-day people management issues.

The school is vital and vibrant; providing a highly stimulating setting where skilled professionals can practice their tradecraft with expertise whilst also honing their skills. We strive for utter excellence in all we do and as such have incredibly high standards.

Kings Priory School is one of the highest performing schools in North East of England, providing high quality education to over 1500 pupils aged 4 – 19. We are a school with excellent teachers, a family environment, motivated pupils and a commitment to educating the whole child both in and outside of the classroom. We are proud of our pupils who regularly achieve well above the national average in public examinations: *in 2022 at GCSE, 94% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 89% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths. In 2023 at GCSE, 93% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 94% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths.

The School operates across neighbouring sites in the centre of the attractive coastal village of Tynemouth with short commuting links into Newcastle upon Tyne. Kings Priory School is part of Woodard Academies Trust multi-academy sponsor whose aim is to be a provider of world class education, transforming lives within and across communities. Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.

Kings Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer Recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.