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Human Resources Manager

Robert Clack School, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week, 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Term time only, plus 4 weeks.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £49,941 - £52,935 per annum (*PO6 - £51,924 - £54,924 per annum available for an exceptional candidate)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate:

• Strong HR expertise and experience, ideally within an educational or public‑sector environment.
• High‑level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, advise, and work confidently with colleagues at all levels.
• Excellent organisational and analytical abilities, with the capacity to prioritise within a demanding and fast‑paced environment.
• A commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, teamwork, and the highest standards of service.
• Flexibility, resilience, and a calm, solutions‑focused approach.
• Relevant qualifications as detailed in the person specification.
• An understanding of and alignment with our vision as a school at the heart of its community.

Experience within an educational setting is desirable, but not essential where candidates can evidence strong, transferable HR leadership skills.

What the school offers its staff

- Private health insurance.

-Employee Assistance Programme.

- Pension Scheme.

- Free on-site parking.

-Complimentary Leisure Centre access.

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.

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We are seeking an experienced, proactive, and strategically minded HR Manager to lead and develop the HR provision across our three-site, all‑through school. As our organisation continues to expand, this senior position will play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting a growing workforce and will contribute significantly to the school’s long‑term people strategy.

Based primarily at one site, with flexibility to operate across all locations as required, you will act as the school’s lead HR professional, providing high‑level guidance, management oversight, and operational assurance in all areas of Human Resources.

About the Role:

The HR Manager will take a strategic and advisory approach while ensuring the effective delivery of core HR operations. Key areas of responsibility include:

• Leading and overseeing the full employee lifecycle, including contractual administration, recruitment and retention, onboarding, and workforce planning.
• Providing high‑level advice to senior leaders on employee relations, performance management, capability, disciplinary, absence, grievance, and staff well‑being.
• Ensuring full compliance with employment legislation, safeguarding requirements, statutory reporting, and best practice in HR management.
• Maintaining oversight of the Single Central Record, School Workforce Census, and all staff records, ensuring accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Supporting and advising the Senior Leadership Team on emerging HR issues, policy development, and organisational improvements.
• Line management of the HR Administration Assistant, providing leadership, direction, and professional development.

The successful postholder will be line managed by the School Business Manager, working closely with them to ensure the HR function effectively aligns with the school’s strategic aims, operational needs, and commitment to excellence in staff support.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HR Manager Recruitment Pack.pdf - 259 KB (opens in new tab)

About Robert Clack School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 3129 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Clack School website
• Email address: eselvon@robertclack.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-clack-school

All-through School based over three different sites.

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