HR & Cover Officer
Eastbrook School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
8 August 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 6 - Pt 18-Pt20 (£34,416-£35 448 (FT)) Pro rata Salary for 35 hours per week, Term time only plus 10 days likely to be between approx. (£30,286-£31,194) subject to experience working days and continuous service
HR & Cover Officer job summary
HR & Cover Officer
Start Date: As soon as Possible
Salary Scale: Scale 6 - Pt 18-Pt20 (£34,416-£35 448 (FT)) Pro rata Salary for 35 hours per week, Term time only plus 10 days likely to be between approx. (£30,286-£31,194) subject to experience working days and continuous service
35 Hours, term time only plus ten days
(Likely current working hours for this role are 06:30am-14:30pm to meet the needs of the School, with flexibility for the additional 10 days)
Are you an exceptional administrator with a passion for organization and a desire to grow your career in HR and education?
Do you have patience in abundance? Can you work to tight deadlines, juggle conflicting demands and still keep smiling?
If so… this may be the job for you!
This is a new role in school to support a developing and growing function and as such an exciting time to join us and be part of the growth. We are looking for an individual who is a confident user of IT, loves administration and organisation, enjoys interaction and communication and is able to uphold the highest professional standards. The post holder will be expected to undertake duties in line with HR legislation, policies and processes and therefore they should be willing to undertake training and development in order to keep up to date with changes in these areas.
Due to the nature of this role professional conduct, confidentiality and accuracy are of the up most importance as is discretion and a passion for providing an outstanding service. Specific HR knowledge can be taught and full support/training will be provided.
Eastbrook school is an all through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The secondary school has served the local community since the 1930s but has transferred into a new, state of the art building in 2017. In December 2021. Eastbrook School was graded as ‘good’ by OFSTED noting that ‘leaders and staff have embedded a culture of high expectations’ and that ‘pupils feel safe and supported’.
In return we offer:
A Good school with a welcoming and supportive community.
A student-centred, progress focused ethos.
The opportunity to work with passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
Purpose built specialist learning environment with industry level resources.
A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management.
Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Eastbrook is an all through school. Whilst staff may be primarily based in secondary or primary, there is an expectation that staff contribute to and work across all key stages.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Eastbrook School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Eastbrook School website
School location
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