HR Officer
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BD13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time only plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary details: G6 SCP 12 - 18 (FTE £28,598 - £31,537) Actual Salary £24,899 - £27,458
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen at St Wilfrid’s to join our team as HR Officer. This is a brand new post to the school, offering the opportunity to shape its direction and make a meaningful impact from day one.
This pivotal role will oversee the entire employee journey and payroll coordination.
We’re seeking someone with strong administrative skills, a solid grasp of HR procedures, and a meticulous eye for detail - especially when it comes to safeguarding and compliance, including maintaining our Single Central Record.
Communication is at the heart of this role. The post holder will be the go-to person for staff across all levels, offering first-line HR advice while also drawing on the expertise and support of colleagues in the Trust central team.
What the school offers its staff
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth-Form College is a mixed voluntary Academy for 11-18 year olds, based in North Featherstone in West Yorkshire. There are currently 1,538 students in attendance. The school opened in 1963 and has a proud history. We were judged as Good by Ofsted in November 2021; we were also inspected by the Catholic Inspection Service (Sec 48) in April 2024, with 7 out of 9 areas graded Outstanding.
We are proudly part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust which comprises of three Secondary Schools and twelve Primary Schools. We are a Catholic School that extols the teachings of Jesus Christ and the values of servant leadership in everything we do.
Further information about our School, along with an Open Day video, can be viewed HERE; our GCSE Options Information can be viewed HERE; Subject Information can be viewed HERE and our Sixth-Form prospectus can be viewed HERE.
We can offer you:
- a welcoming and supportive staff team
- support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
- a commitment to your professional development
- friendly and caring school and parish community
- a passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
- an excellent pension package
- health and wellbeing support
- opportunity to apply for a blue light card to save money on 15,000 retailers
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1481 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- lbeynon@st-wilfrids.bkcat.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 691000
A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Arranging a visit to St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbeynon@st-wilfrids.bkcat.uk.
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