Senior HR & Staff Welfare Officer
Twynham School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1JF13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 September 2025
Closing date
31 July 2025 at 8am
Date listed
16 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 8.00am-4.00pm Mon-Thurs, 8.00am-3:30pm Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Support staff salary points 24 – 29 £34,314 to £38,626 (FTE) £31,728 to £35,715 (pro rata) With a pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- A successful track record of working in HR in a school or education setting.
- GCSE English and Maths grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent qualifications/grades and an excellent standard of English and numeracy.
- CIPD Level 3 qualification (or above), or equivalent relevant HR experience
- Safer recruitment certification (or ability to achieve this upon appointment)
- Mental health first aid qualification (or ability to achieve this during probation period)
- Excellent ICT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with empathy and approachability.
- Self-motivated, able to work unsupervised and able to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines.
- High attention to detail and accuracy; committed to maintaining high standards.
- Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure.
- Understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
- Aim high
- Keep improving
- Don’t leave anyone behind
- See the bigger picture
What the school offers its staff
About the Post
We are looking to appoint a Senior HR & Welfare Officer to join us in an exciting and progressive journey with a vision to transform education across our community. Twynham School and The Grange School (known collectively as Twynham TGS) operate a federated staffing structure, focused on delivering a world class educational experiences to students across both of our schools. This is a rare opportunity to join our organisation working alongside talented and passionate colleagues.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
- Be available as a first point of contact for staff and line managers on a wide variety of people-related topics
- Offer day-to-day support, guidance and advice to staff and line managers who are experiencing issues which are impacting upon their work-life. Signposting them to relevant support/services, and delivering mental health first aid for staff if needed.
- Lead and manage the schools’ informal staff attendance management and staff risk assessment processes, including making referrals to Occupational Health.
- Supported by our HR Administrator, be responsible for the delivery of all the schools’ general operational HR requirements, including recruitment, Single Central Record, contract changes, probation periods and HR recordkeeping.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
What we can offer you
- Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
- A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
- Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
- Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
- A welcoming staff room with complimentary tea and coffee available throughout the day
- Free on-site parking
- The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust with a specialist HR team in place to advise and support school-based HR staff
- The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Further information about the job
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown on 01202-495716 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 29th July 2025 at 9am. However, we reserve the right to interview and/or appoint strong candidates before this, so we encourage you to apply early. Interviews will be held on Monday 4th August 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
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About Twynham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1703 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Twynham School website
- Email address
- recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
- Phone number
- 01202495716
Twynham School is an exceptionally special place; a school which believes in the unlimited potential of every child, where people are valued above all and ultimately a place where every child can be successful. Our long-tradition of success is built on two vital pillars; high quality teaching and learning and, most importantly, the value we place on the very special relationships between students and staff.
Arranging a visit to Twynham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@twynhamlearning.com.
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