22 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    18 April 2026 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    27 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,240.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance and HR Manager job summary

FINANCE AND HR MANAGER

H8 rising to H9 dependent on experience

37 hours per week - Term Time plus 4 weeks

Dacorum Education Support Centre is a vibrant and unique Pupil Referral Unit based on 2 sites in Hemel Hempstead, working with learners across our 9 Dacorum secondary schools and 57 primary schools. Relationships, respect, aspiration, and resilience underpin all our work, supporting learners through in‑reach, outreach, and therapeutic services.

We are seeking a highly motivated HR & Finance Manager to line manage the administration team and support the Leadership Team. This role is ideal for someone looking to broaden HR and finance responsibilities within a school environment.

Do you have:

Proven experience in financial management, HR and, ideally, within an education or public sector setting?

A strong understanding of employment law, payroll and budgeting processes?

Experience managing recruitment, staff performance and HR compliance?

A proactive and solution-focused approach with attention to detail and confidentiality?

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a range of stakeholders?

Excellent organisational and administrative skills?

The ability to contribute to the strategic development of the centre while managing day-to-day operations?

Hours of Work:

The normal hours of work will be 37 hours per week, and typically the working pattern will be like below:

Monday: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Tuesday: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Wednesday: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Friday: 8:30am - 3:30pm

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

New employees will be required to satisfactorily complete a six-month probationary period of service.

DESC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Dacorum Education Support Centre

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
School size
6 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 16
Ofsted report
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School location

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