HR Manager
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BBThis job expired on 11 October 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 October 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 32,910 - 35, 745
HR Manager job summary
We are looking to appoint, as soon as possible, a dynamic, highly skilled Human Resources Manager for Prince Henry's Grammar School, pat of the Collaborative Learning Trust. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO, headteacher, senior leaders and governors to ensure HR Policies and procedures are up to date in terms of best practice and legislative changes. The role provides the opportunity to contribute at a strategic level, to identify HR priorities and recommend how HR solutions can secure progress towards the vision for our school and our Trust
The Human Resources Manager for Prince Henry’s Grammar School will be based within Prince Henry’s Grammar School, but there may be occasions when the post holder will need to visit the site of the other schools in the Trust.
It should be noted that whilst this role is to provide HR Management for Prince Henry’s, there will be a requirement to undertake a small amount of Trust-wide HR support (working with the consultancy service used by the Trust for HR support and legal advice)
In practice, this means that the post currently includes direct line management for one member of staff at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, as well as working (mainly remotely) with the relevant staff at Bramhope Primary School and St Mary’s CoE Primary Academy.
The postholder will work closely with members of the Senior Leadership Team, relevant administrative staff, and governors, as well as with members of the Trust’s central Operational Leadership Team. S/he will also be able to draw upon specialist support from our external HR consultancy service.
It is likely that staffing structures and responsibilities will evolve with the anticipated growth of the Trust in the near future. Where appropriate, this may include the opportunity for the HR Manager to progress to the ‘Director’ pay scale as the role becomes focused on Trust-wide HR leadership for more schools, rather than the role described above.
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.
About Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1642 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bnl@princehenrys.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01943855678
Prince Henry’s is an over-subscribed comprehensive school with over 1630 students – including around 320 in the Sixth Form. Our extremely positive Ofsted Report confirms us as a good school with outstanding student behaviour and outstanding leadership and management. Regardless of our current success, we strive for the continuous improvement of our educational provision so that our students are fully prepared for 21st century society. We serve the market town of Otley (in the Wharfe Valley) and the surrounding villages including Pool, Bramhope and Adel. The Wharfe Valley is a wonderful region in which to live and work. It is close to areas of outstanding natural beauty, yet also benefits from good transport links to key towns and cities across the country.
Prince Henry’s Grammar School has a rich history dating back to its Royal Charter of 1607 when the core values of hard work, discipline, high achievement and ‘virtue’ were first established. Such high standards, in both the academic and broadest sense of the word, continue as the underlying principles of all that we do. Our behaviour and achievement policy, known as Positive Discipline, is central to this. The system rewards students for what they do well, whilst also providing a framework within which misdemeanours are challenged and sanctioned in a consistent manner. This results in the extremely positive attitudes to learning that exists amongst our students and helped secure the ‘outstanding’ behaviour and safety grade awarded in our Ofsted inspection. Prince Henry’s is an enjoyable place to work and learn and we aim to appoint colleagues who share our commitment to high professional standards.
Our focus on equality and diversity has a significant impact on the philosophy and operation of the whole school. An international perspective is evident in all areas of school life and all colleagues are expected to deal with issues of global citizenship and equality through their role in school. Prince Henry's is the first high school in the area to have been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award on five occasions, and was the first high school in the country to be awarded the Global Schools Award at Level 3. Typically, over 400 students take part in one of a dozen or more foreign trips and exchanges each year.
Our commitment to promoting equality and celebrating diversity lies at the heart of our vision, and we have received national acclaim for our work in this respect. The school holds the highest level of the Stephen Lawrence Education Standard and is now engaged in supporting other schools to develop their own inclusive practices.
Extra-curricular and enrichment provision is rich and varied. There are strong sporting traditions (including rugby, netball, hockey, athletics and swimming) and considerable interest in outdoor pursuits through a successful Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. Music, drama and a variety of other activities also flourish. Many students also benefit from the high quality enrichment opportunities offered in most curriculum areas. The governors are anxious to appoint staff who will support the vibrancy of our school.
Prince Henry’s has been designated as a National Support School by the DfE, and gained Sponsor Academy status in September 2018 subsequently forming the Collaborative Learning Multi Academy Trust in order to support the next stage of the school’s development. The Trust is founded on existing partnerships and is in the initial stages of growth. Currently there are two other schools in the Trust – Bramhope Primary School and St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy. We are proud of what we have achieved so far and excited about the future.
Of particular interest to new members of staff is the emphasis placed on high quality professional development. Prince Henry’s is a strategic partner in the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance and as such we work with our partners to develop and deliver high quality CPL to staff in our own school and across the region. This ensures good access to development opportunities for our teaching and associate staff.
A number of services and benefits have been developed including such things as free coffee/tea at break time, parking, annual flu vaccinations, access to Cycle to Work and Computer schemes, corporate gym membership, staff takeaway meal service through Henry's Diner, long service awards and social events organised by the Staff Committee. There is also an opportunity for the children of staff to access the excellent education available at Prince Henry's in line with the Admissions Policy.
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