HR Manager - Waddesdon Church of England School
Location: Waddesdon
Overview
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, passionate and experienced HR Manager to join our team of professionals at Waddesdon Church of England School. This pivotal role will ensure we sustain outstanding successes for our students by providing the best standards of HR practice.
We look forward to welcoming your application in joining the Waddesdon family.
Term time only: No
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 5:26-30 £33,158 - £35,725 per Annum FTE, 21 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year 0.5676 FTE Actual Salary £18,820 - £20,276
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 03/11/2025
Interviews to be held: 17th November 2025
About us
Waddesdon Church of England School welcomes young people into a safe and secure community where students are encouraged to succeed according to their unique abilities. Standards and expectations are high and learning is developed through a wide range of engaging educational opportunities. Our ethos is rooted and grounded in traditional Christian values which foster dignity and respect for all and compassion and sensitivity towards others. Self-confidence is nurtured through praise, encouragement, acknowledgement of success and celebration of achievement. Our learning culture enables our students to fulfil their potential as responsible and productive citizens, to be keen life-long learners and to be proud to claim that they are a part of the Waddesdon tradition, the "Waddesdon Way".
Website: www.waddesdonschool.com
About the role
You will play a crucial part in delivering a professional, proactive and approachable HR service.
Your responsibility will be to maintain the smooth running of HR functions including: recruitment, selection and onboarding, induction, probation, absence management, employee relations, compliance and promotion of staff well-being.
Our commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and promoting high performance means that you must be adaptable and able to prioritise your workload according to deadlines in a busy fast-paced environment.
Please see attached full Job Description
About you
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail and be able to deliver timely and appropriate advice to our leadership team.
You must be well-organised and work efficiently under pressure.
You will work closely with the senior leadership team requiring excellent communication and administrative skills.
Full training on HR systems and operating within a school setting will be provided.
Please see attached full Person Specification
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 651 382
Email: [email protected]
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
