HR Officer

More than one location, Anglian Learning

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Cambridgeshire SO1 P23-25 (£34,434 – £36,363 FTE per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Skills and experience

• Professional CIPD membership (Associate) and Level 3 or 5 qualification or currently studying towards or willing to do so.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Previous HR experience in a generalist or specialist environment, including operational exposure to application of employment law, case management.
• Experience of advising and influencing managers on matters of HR operations.
• Experience of managing recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Previous experience of managing HR processes and procedures and interpreting policies to provide first line advice.
• Good management skills, acting positively, flexibly, and constructively, bringing energy and focus to the work.
• Ability to advise colleagues on HR issues using strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyse problems at an operational level, identify root cause and develop a range of creative solutions that will add value.
• Ability to be people focused, be open to innovative and creative ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with ability to manage large and/or complex projects.
• Ability to take responsibility for planning own work, consistently achieving and delivering quality despite tight timescales and conflicting priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to successfully present information verbally through use of formal presentation tools.
• Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MIS, MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

What the school offers its staff

Joining Anglian Learning comes with a range of benefits, fostering both personal and professional growth. Our coaching and mentoring programmes are designed to offer tailored support that enhances your skills and career development.

Other benefits and support available to all Trust employees include:

• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to all Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a range of services to staff and their families
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Access to a wide range of discounts on high street and online shopping via ‘Teacher Discounts’ and the ‘Blue Light’ card

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.

Anglian Learning is pleased to share with you an exciting opportunity for aHR Officerto join the Trust's HR Shared Services Team.

The HR Officer plays a vital role in delivering an efficient, professional, and people-focused HR service not only with their stakeholder school(s) but across the Trust. The successful role holder will partner with Bassingbourn Village College located in South Cambridgeshire.

Led by the Director of People, the HR Shared Services Team adopts a business partnering model with a relatively newly formed team consisting of HR Business Partners, HR Officers and HR Assistants. You will act as the first point of contact physically at the schools and remotely, delivering a broad and hands-on HR service. As a key member of the HR Team your role will include:

• Managing employee relations including supporting the HRBPs with complex casework
• Leading on recruitment, onboarding, and HR processes
• Advising staff, including manages and senior leaders, on policies and best practice
• Supporting HR projects and organisational change which support the Trust’s people vision and strategy.
• Contribute to the delivery of the people strategy in line with School/Area business plans and wider Trust strategic objectives.
• Using HR data to identify trends and improve decision-making

This is a true generalist role acting as the operational lead and with exposure to the full employee lifecycle.

Closing Date: 14th June 2026
Interview Date: w/c 15th June 2026
Expected Start Date: July 2026(subject to completion of relevant checks)

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About the schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@anglianlearning.org
• Phone number: 01223 340340
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/anglian-learning

School Details

Bassingbourn Village College

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 658 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bassingbourn Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bassingbourn-village-college

Marleigh Primary Academy

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marleigh Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marleigh-primary-academy

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