HR Officer
Southfields Academy, London, SW18 5JU16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 April 2026
Closing date
6 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday-Friday 8:00 – 16:00, 35 hours per week, 39 Weeks per Year (Term Time Only)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 6 months
Full-time equivalent salary
- SALARY: Scale 5, SCP 25 (£34,585.42) – Scale 6, SCP 27 (£36,285.12) AYR
Pay scale
- ACTUAL SALARY: Scale 5, SCP 25 (£30,247.42) – Scale 6, SCP 27 (£31,733.93) TTO
What skills and experience we're looking for
1. QUALIFICATIONS
- Grade 5/C or above in English and Mathematics, or equivalent
- Level 3 qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent - desirable
2. EXPERIENCE
- Previous HR experience providing generalist HR support, including onboarding, maintaining employee records, assisting with policy implementation and responding to staff enquiries in a timely and customer focused manner
- Experience managing end to end recruitment processes, including coordinating selection activities, supporting hiring panels, preparing documentation and using HR administrative systems effectively.
- Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, maintaining high professional standards at all times.
3. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources, including a working knowledge of MS packages, such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel etc.
- Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
- Ability to relate well to children and adults.
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding Academy roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
- A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of confidentiality.
4. SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- Strong IT skills including use of Word, Excel, Outlook and database entry.
- Able to handle volume of work and work effectively under pressure.
- Able to work quickly and accurately to deadline.
- Able to organise, plan and prioritise own workload.
- Attention to detail and good analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to participate in development and training opportunities.
- Good administrative and organisational skills.
Southfields Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
What the school offers its staff
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Southfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1179 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southfields Academy website
- Email address
- hr@southfieldsacademy.com
- Phone number
- 020 8875 2600
At Southfields we aim to create a culture of tolerance and respect for others, where students and staff work together to improve. Our vision is to develop a provision that will secure the best life chances for our students once they leave Southfields Academy. This environment must inspire each individual in the community to be the very best that they can be. At Southfields we have the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offer a nurturing and supportive environment where we celebrate difference and ensure that everyone meets their full potential. We value every individual and commit to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
We offer the highest quality educational experience, aiming to inspire a generation of lifelong learners, who take pride in their achievements and take ownership of their learning. We believe creativity and imagination are the key to developing future passions and talents. We have a positive, “can do” attitude, believing that the sky is our limit, and we will think creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of our learners and our community.
A successful Southfields student will be one that understands the world we live in and is curious and keen to develop further by learning from others around them. This student will leave Southfields ready for their next stage in education or employment, equipped to learn and to grow.
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