King's School Canterbury - HR Officer (Maternity Cover)

Kent
King's School Canterbury
Full-time | Maternity

Summary

As HR Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the HR function, ensuring effective workforce management and compliance with employment law and best practice.

Detail

Fixed Term Maternity Cover

37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

The King’s School, Canterbury – one of the UK’s leading independent schools – is seeking a proactive and dedicated HR Officer to join our team on a maternity cover basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and supportive working environment, ensuring the smooth operation of HR services across the school.

As HR Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the HR function, ensuring effective workforce management and compliance with employment law and best practice. You will:

Advise and support managers on HR matters, including employee relations and absence management.
Oversee HR processes such as contractual changes, payroll coordination, benefits enrolment, and compliance monitoring.
Deliver training and guidance on HR policies, procedures, and systems.
Manage HR data by maintaining accurate records and generating insightful reports.
Ensure compliance with safeguarding, right-to-work checks, and GDPR regulations.
Support HR development, including line management of the HR Apprentice.

We are looking for an HR professional who is:

Experienced in HR administration, employee relations, and HR systems.
Knowledgeable about employment law, HR best practices, and data management.
Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
A great communicator with the ability to provide clear, accurate advice.
Proactive and adaptable, with a team-player mindset.

A Level 3 qualification in HR or Business Administration is essential, while a CIPD Level 5 or above would be advantageous. Experience in the education sector or familiarity with iTrent HRIS is also desirable.

The King’s School offers an extensive rewards package, including:

Gold membership at The King’s School Sports Centre
Enhanced employer pension contributions up to 10%
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free meals during term time
In house training and CPD opportunities

If you have questions about the post, or would like an informal discussion to learn more, please contact the Director of HR, Donna Cusack on recruitment@kings-school.co.uk

For further information and to apply online, please visit: Current Job Vacancies • The King's School, Canterbury

Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 April 2025

The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.