HR Manager

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible, upon completion of recruitment checks

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 January 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: TBOWA Support Staff Scale - dependent on experience
• Additional allowances:

  TBOWA Support Staff Scale - dependent on experience

HR Manager job summary

Are you looking to further your HR career in a thriving, friendly and supportive environment where staff welfare is a priority? Are you passionate about making a difference and contributing to the lives of young people in an academy that has high expectations of everyone? If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you!

We are seeking an HR Manager or experienced HR Advisor, dedicated to their profession and with a genuine desire to contribute to the advancement of our academy and its staff. We can offer you the opportunity to be part of an inclusive team, where your knowledge will be appreciated and your skills welcomed to help us achieve our goals.

As an HR professional you will obviously have a natural ability to connect with others and be process driven to ensure high standards are achieved and maintained. You will ideally have knowledge of the education environment however we will consider applications from anyone who has an interest in our academy and its important role in the community. With your understanding of employment law, you will take the lead on this along with safeguarding and you will be able to effectively communicate proposals to all stakeholders. Preferably qualified to CIPD Level 5, we will also consider applications from candidates with a proven track record in the HR profession.

We would be delighted to take you on a tour of the school and give you the opportunity to meet us and answer any questions you may have.

As HR Manager, you will be welcomed into a friendly team of professionals to:

• Be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive HR service, including strategic and operational requirements, providing value adding solutions
• Manage the implementation of HR policies and procedures ensuring an effective and comprehensive HR function which models best practice and is compliant with legislation
• Develop excellent working relationships with academy leaders and provide advice and guidance to the Leadership Team and stakeholders within the academy on HR and line management matters
• Responsible for all HR services including change management, employee relations, recruitment, reward, retention and employee development
• Play a lead role in the planning and delivery of an effective recruitment process, including adverts, documentation, selection of candidates, offers and terms of employment
• Advise and coach managers on ER casework including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, probation and appeals
• Manage short and long term staff absence including return to work interviews and Occupational Health referrals
• Ensure performance management and appraisal processes are followed
• Lead and manage staff investigations relating to conduct, capability, grievances, bullying, harassment, discrimination, and whistleblowing, ensuring compliance with employment law and education-specific statutory guidance.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Generous employer pension contribution at 23% basic salary
• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
• Excellent newly refurbished facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

To apply for this HR Manager role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/-vacancies/support-staff.

Please email completed application forms to abi.heard@tbowa.org, addressing your covering letter to Mr Paul McKeown, Principal.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CVs.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

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 The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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