HR Academy Lead/Office Manager

Oak Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  9 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: £34,434.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 7 SCP 23-26 £31,618 - £34,232 Term time plus 3 weeks actual salary

HR Academy Lead/Office Manager job summary

Join Oak Academy as our HR Academy Lead/Office Manager and play a vital role in leading a high‑performing administrative team at the heart of our school community. This is an exciting opportunity for an organised, proactive and people‑focused professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and enjoys making a real difference every day.

You’ll oversee HR processes, office operations and safeguarding compliance, working closely with the Principal, Trust People Team and colleagues across the Academy. If you're a confident communicator with strong leadership skills and a passion for creating positive, efficient and welcoming school systems, we’d love to hear from you.

About this Role

This role will include: overseeing the daily administration of the academy office including line managing, training and developing the administration team, being responsible for all office and administrative operations within the Academy, being responsible for Human Resources and People Processes including recruitment, payroll and sickness absence administration, as well as providing assistance to the principal and the academy's leadership team.

In order to be successful in this role you will:

Be enthusiastic, motivated, focused, professional, personable and resilient

Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Have an ability to organise and prioritise your work, working to deadlines

Be competent in the use of Microsoft packages Word and Excel and Management Information Systems (for example, Arbor, SAMPeople). Minute taking experience is desirable but training can be provided.

Be able to work successfully with a range of people, including the wider school community

Promote the vision and values of Authentic Education at all times

What We have to Offer:

A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.

A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.

All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.

Strong potential for career progression.

A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.

An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.

Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.

A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.

Authentic Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to thorough vetting, including identity, reference, criminal record, and social media checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

About Oak Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 647 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oak Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oak-academy

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