HR Officer and Office Manager

Bishop Stopford School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6BJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 February 2026

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  19 November 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: £31,553.00 - £33,321.00 Annually (Actual)

HR Officer and Office Manager job summary

Contract details: Part time, 37 hours each week for 41 weeks

Expected start date: Monday 2nd February 2026

Salary: Grade 7, points 23 - 25 £34,434 - £36,363 (Actual salary £31,553 - £33,321 per annum)

We use NJC pay scales - Salaries start at the bottom of the advertised range (pro-rata for part time staff). Progression up the scale range is considered annually, giving opportunity for professional growth.

An opportunity has arisen in this combined role as HR Officer and Office Manager. In this interesting and varied role, you will run the main office and reception area of the school as well as delivering a high-quality HR, payroll and administrative service. Attention to detail is essential, together with the ability to prioritise jobs and meet deadlines. You will work closely with the Business Manager and will be responsible for a team of staff.

The successful applicant will have:

A background in HR and payroll

An approachable manner and excellent communication skills

We offer:

• a supportive environment in which your talent and commitment will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded
• an opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative team
• Employee recognition and rewards
• Membership with a health benefits provider which includes access to a GP service. Annual flu vaccination
• Two-week October half term holiday
• Free on-site parking
• Staff gym and Cycle to Work scheme

Please check out our amazing review in The Good Schools Guide and our fantastic Ofsted Report from April 2025.

For further information together with an application form, please visit MyNewTerm.

Website: www.bishopstopford.com

Deadline: noon on Monday 8th December 2025

Interview: Week commencing 15th December 2025, actual date to be confirmed

Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.

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

Bishop Stopford School has a clear commitment to Child Protection and Safeguarding Children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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 Bishop Stopford School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bishop Stopford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-stopford-school-kettering

Bishop Stopford School is a forward thinking and high achieving learning community, with strong roots and long-standing traditions. We seek to provide an outstanding education and encourage all – no matter what their starting points – to achieve as highly as they can. In August 2011, we converted to Academy status and we are excited to capitalise on the freedom which this status brings.

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