HR Officer (Barking Abbey School & Eastbrook School Partnership)
Eastbrook School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As Soon As Possible
Closing date
9 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 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
- £35,450.00 Annually (Actual) Scale S02 Pt 26-28 (£40,182-£42,060 (FT)) pro rata salary, likely to be between approx. (£35,450-£37,107) subject to experience working days and continuous service
HR Officer (Barking Abbey School & Eastbrook School Partnership) job summary
HR Officer - Barking Abbey School & Eastbrook School Partnership
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Scale S02 Pt 26-28 (£40,182-£42,060 (FT)) pro rata salary, likely to be between approx. (£35,450-£37,107) subject to experience working days and continuous service
35 Hours per week, term time only plus 10 days (throughout the year in agreement with the HR Manager or School Business Manager)
Current working hours are 08:00 to 16:00 or 08.30 to 4.30 term time, with flexibility for the additional 10 days, some remote working is a possibility
Are you an organised, people-focused HR professional who thrives in a busy school environment? Do you enjoy building strong relationships, improving systems and making a genuine difference to staff wellbeing and support?
If so… this may be the job for you!
We are looking for a professional, dedicated and collaborative HR Officer to join our established and supportive HR Team, working across our partnership schools (currently 2) . This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills, a proactive mindset and a passion for developing efficient HR services within education.
About the Role
This role sits at the heart of our schools’ people support function. You will take a lead role in front-line HR administration — particularly around sickness absence management, staff wellbeing and HR enquiries — ensuring colleagues receive a professional, consistent and supportive service every day.
Working closely with leaders, line managers and external HR providers, you will help develop and improve HR systems, processes and services, always looking for smarter, more effective ways of working that support our staff and school community.
The successful candidate will be approachable, discreet and highly organised, with the ability to manage sensitive information with integrity and professionalism.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Acting as a key point of contact for staff absence and wellbeing enquiries
- Leading on sickness absence administration, monitoring trends and supporting improvement
- Supporting managers with HR processes, guidance and consistent practice
- Maintaining high-quality personnel records and HR systems across both schools
- Assisting with payroll administration, contracts and staff lifecycle processes
- Supporting confidential meetings and providing accurate HR administration
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to improve HR functions and enhance service delivery
Who We’re Looking For
We are seeking someone who brings:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to liaise with staff at all levels
- A collaborative approach and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
- Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- A positive, solutions-focused “can-do” attitude
- The ability to work flexibly across two partnership schools and manage competing priorities
- A commitment to continuous improvement, professional development and CPD
- An interest in developing knowledge of HR practice, employment law and education sector processes
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a welcoming and supportive team where collaboration sits at the heart of everything we do. We invest in our people and are committed to helping you grow your HR expertise through hands-on experience, guidance and professional development opportunities.
This is a role where your ideas will be valued — and where you will have real scope to help shape and improve the way HR services are delivered across our partnership schools.
Barking Abbey and Eastbrook school have been working together in partnership since September 2023. They will be formalising this arraignment through the formation of a hard federation for September 2026. Whilst this role is primarily based at one of our partnership schools, there is an expectation that the postholder will work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools in order to develop and enhance practice and increase operational efficiency. The partnership and collaborative working provide exciting opportunities for career development and improvement in each school.
Interview: 12/3/2026
Safeguarding
The partnership schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and safer recruitment checks.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Eastbrook School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Eastbrook School website
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