Human Resources Lead

Riverside School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Term time: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 42 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £37262 - £42584

What skills and experience we're looking for

Riverside School

Invites applications for the following post:

Human Resources Lead

Salary Scale – BR9–10 (Actual salary approx. £32,514 - £37,158 pa)

Pro rata 36 hours per week, 42 weeks per year

We are looking for an exceptional HR Lead to join our team. If you have previous HR experience and would relish the chance to make your mark in this new role at Riverside School, this is the perfect role for you. In this role you will provide high quality and efficient HR support and ensure that day to day operational functions within your remit are effectively managed including absence management and injury reporting, whilst remaining compliant with the schools HR policies and procedures.

We are seeking a candidate who is able to build strong and positive working relationships with all stakeholders and provide effective HR advice within our school context. The successful candidate must be able to think laterally and be able to adapt to changing situations in a measured and flexible manner in order to adapt the advice and guidance provided to suit any change in circumstances whether legislative or structural related. You should also have highly effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to approach confidential matters with discretion, sensitivity and diplomacy.

The successful candidate will also be able to manage multiple workloads and have excellent organisation and planning skills. At Riverside School we are committed to supporting your growth and development as a professional. Whatever your experience, you will receive the excellent support of a varied internal and external professional development programme. You will join a very successful, collaborative and committed staff team who will challenge and support you as you progress through your career.

This is an exciting time to join Riverside; if you share our high expectations and are passionate about making a difference, we look forward to receiving your application.

Riverside School is a forward-thinking and innovative all-age specialist school for children and young people with complex needs with a diverse population: our 366 pupils are based on four sites, St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Bromley Phoenix in the London Borough of Bromley. Our core values are at the heart of everything we do.

Riverside School delivers a calm working atmosphere that enables our pupils to flourish in all that they do.

Once you get a sense of The Riverside Way, we are confident you will want to become a part of it. We look forward to hearing from you. For further details visit the ‘Working at Riverside’ section of our website www.riversideschool.org.uk or email recruitment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk.

The safety and welfare of our pupils is paramount and these posts will be subject to satisfactory references, a full DBS check and health clearance.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 15th November 2026

Interviews: w/c 23rd November 2026

What the school offers its staff

Local government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

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

Riverside School is committed to providing equality of opportunity and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

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About Riverside School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• Size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: Recruitment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-school-orpington

We are a forward-thinking and innovative all-age (3-19) special school with a diverse population: our 360 pupils are based on four sites, St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Phoenix (Bromley), in the London Borough of Bromley. Pupil, family and staff engagement is extremely important to us and we strive to involve the whole school community in making Riverside the most incredible place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. We aim to provide the kind of specialist education and opportunities that our families want and our pupils deserve. We stand together to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity so that everyone in our school community feels a true sense of belonging.

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do:

Aspiration Resilience Creativity Humility Integrity Trust Enthusiasm Courage Teamwork

They make up the acronym ARCHITECT to signify our passion for designing and building a school that will make an indelible mark on the world for generations to come; a school that will impact positively on everyone who enters, on people we may never meet, and in ways we may never know.

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