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HR Manager
Wymondham College, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ31 days remaining to apply
Closing date
20 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
20 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £46,142 pa
HR Manager job summary
Based at Sapientia Education Trust HQ, Wymondham College site
- Salary - £46,142 pa
- Fixed Term - 1 year (maternity cover)
- Full Time
- 37 hours per week
- All Year Round
At Sapientia Education Trust we don't just educate, we inspire, support, and grow the next generations. With 20 schools and over 5,500 pupils, our mission is clear: make every moment count, support all individuals to flourish. And we know that starts with our people.
The HR Manager's primary role will be responsible for Trust HR Policies, casework management and will provide HR support and advice to the HR and payroll team.
We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of our Trust central team.
About The Role
- Manage and process complex HR casework accordance with Trust Policies and Employment Law; including capability, absence and ill health, grievances, conduct and performance management;
- Provide a support, advice and guidance to other areas of the HR team as required and as directed by the HR Director;
- Advise the HR Director, COO, CEO and Trust senior management team, developing and implementing HR policies in all areas;
- Support the HR Director in promoting a culture that supports Trust strategic priorities and provides a service delivery/enabling environment through;
- Developing and initiating evidence based policy in an accessible, user friendly, fit for purpose style;
- Identification, development and application of e-HR solutions and process improvements;
- Provision of expert advice, guidance and support on a range of specialisms;
- Research new topics and legislation and advise on implications for the Trust;
- Make recommendations and initiate and deliver training as required
What We Offer
- A Sodexo benefits account & blue light card, discounts at major retailers
- Flexible working during school holidays
- Hybrid working, one day a week from home (after probation)
- 24/7 access to our employee wellbeing platform
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply via our online application form.
Closing date: Applications will be considered upon receipt, therefore early submission is recommended.
Interview date: TBC
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2021, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The post-holder will be required to comply with the Wymondham College Code of Conduct for Staff and Volunteers. Wymondham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
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 Wymondham College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1441 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wymondham College website
Wymondham College is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wymondham College has over 400 staff dedicated to supporting World Class education. The College currently is one of the top State Schools in the Country and is recognised as one of the highest performing State Schools in the East of England, this is backed up by its most recent Ofsted review which rated the College as outstanding in both Education and Boarding inspections.
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