Secondary Schools HR Manager (multi-site role) Basingstoke/Farnham

South Farnham Educational Trust, Farnham, GU9 8DY

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 November 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,461 - £46,351 (dependant upon experience)

Secondary Schools HR Manager (multi-site role) Basingstoke/Farnham job summary

Secondary School HR Manager – Multi-Site Role

Location:

• 2 days per week at The Blue Coat School (Basingstoke)

• 2 days per week at Brighton Hill Community School (Basingstoke)

• 1 day per week at South Farnham Educational Trust Central Office (South Farnham School, Farnham)

Salary: £40,461 - £46,351 (dependant upon experience)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

About the Role

South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET) is seeking a skilled and proactive Secondary School HR Manager to oversee and deliver HR services across two secondary schools within the Trust.

We are looking for a candidate with strong experience in the education sector and proven line-management capability. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a multi-site environment, ensuring consistent, compliant and high-quality HR practice while contributing to the Trust’s wider strategic HR aims. As the Trust continues to grow, this role is likely to expand to include additional secondary schools, offering increased scope and responsibility.

As a key member of the HR leadership team, you will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to HR Officers at both schools.

• Act as the lead HR contact for secondary schools, ensuring alignment with Trust-wide policies.

• Manage recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and compliance processes across both sites.

• Ensure accurate and compliant monthly payroll processing, including overtime, contractual changes, pensions, national insurance, tax calculations and all other payroll-related checks, while maintaining alignment with staffing budgets.

• Support the HR Director in delivering strategic HR projects and workforce planning.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven HR experience, ideally within an education setting.

• Holds a relevant HR qualification (CIPD Level 5 or equivalent).

• Can confidently manage HR operations across multiple sites.

• Demonstrates strong leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills.

• Is highly organised, resilient, and committed to safeguarding and compliance.

Why Join Us?

SFET is a thriving Multi Academy Trust with a strong commitment to excellence and collaboration. You will be part of a forward-thinking team that values professional development and innovation in HR practice.

Key Statistics:

• 11 schools (primary & secondary)

• 5021 pupils

• 669 employees

• 864 ECTs being trained/assessed

• 201 trainee teachers

Interested?

For more information, please visit our website and view our careers brochure. Visits to the Trust and our schools are warmly welcomed, please contact HR Director, Amrit Growan, to arrange a visit. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a strong response, so early applications are encouraged.

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

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About South Farnham Educational Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-farnham-educational-trust

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