Human Resources Officer

Riverside School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30463 - £32858

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience (Essential/Desirable)

• Previous experience of providing HR support to managers and other stakeholders. (Essential)
• Experience of managing challenging conversations. (Desirable)
• Experience of planning and co-ordinating meetings in a time pressured environment. (Essential)

Qualifications / Training (Essential/Desirable)

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent level including at least a C grade in English and Mathematics. (Essential)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent. (Desirable)
• CIPD qualified (Level 3) or hold relevant experience in an equivalent HR role and be willing to work towards. (Essential)

Knowledge / Skills (Essential/Desirable)

• Knowledge and understanding of HR processes and procedures. (Essential)
• Strong ICT skills including Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). (Essential)
• Ability to analyse HR data to produce metrics and analytics. (Essential)
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral. (Essential)
• High level of organisational skills, accurate attention to detail and ability to prioritise. (Essential)
• Ability to build relationships with all staff at various levels within the organisation. (Essential)
• Knowledge of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Safer Recruitment. (Desirable)
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team. (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure, at a pace and meet deadlines containing composure while maintaining a high quality and standard of work. (Essential)
• A change advocate. (Desirable)

What the school offers its staff

LGPS pension

Wellbeing support

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

HR Officer - JD&PS.pdf - 109 KB (opens in new tab)

About Riverside School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 357 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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