People and Culture Lead

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College, York, North Yorkshire, YO42 2LL

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 November 2025

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (term time plus 10 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: SCP 21 £32,115 to SCP 25 £35,235 (this will be pro-rata for term time only working)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about people, culture, and making a meaningful impact in education?

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated People and Culture Lead to join our team at Woldgate School, part of the Wonder Learning Partnership. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the working environment and wellbeing of staff across our Trust schools.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day personnel administration within the school.
• Support staff wellbeing and absence management.
• Oversee recruitment processes, ensuring compliance with Safer Recruitment guidance.
• Manage pre-employment checks, DBS updates, and the Single Central Record.
• Coordinate staff induction, performance management, and workforce census.
• Ensure accurate updates to Trust personnel and payroll systems.
• Provide reports to the Local Governing Committee and support school-level HR actions.
• Oversee employee casework within school to ensure compliance with Trust people policies.

Person Specification

Essential:

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
• Proven experience in staff management, recruitment, and performance processes.
• Strong communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• High level of ICT proficiency and experience with management information systems.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion and professionalism.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Desirable:

• Experience in a HR function or within a school environment.
• Familiarity with SIMS or other school MI systems.
• Accredited safeguarding training and understanding of statutory requirements.

What the school offers its staff

• Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking Trust.
• Make a real difference in the lives of staff.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.

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About Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woldgate School and Sixth Form College website
• Email address: recruitment@wlp.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woldgate-school-and-sixth-form-college-york

Woldgate is a school with a distinct vision for education. Our view of an outstanding school is based on shared values, where every child is known and cared for as an individual. To cultivate this, we build a supportive and caring community, where a child’s talents can grow through academic study and the opportunity to participate in the many activities, productions and visits that make Woldgate School unique. We are a school with a positive, welcoming, warm atmosphere, in which pupils take pride in their achievements and where each individual pupil achieves academically through consistently good teaching, in an environment that seeks to nurture their love of learning and challenges them to excel.

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