HR Manager - Royal Grammar School Academy

Overview

Due to our current HR Manager relocating, we are seeking an experienced, people-centered HR professional to join our HR and Payroll team, to play a key role in supporting our staff in their professional journeys and delivering an exceptional education experience to our learners. RGS has a strong reputation for academic excellence and a deeply supportive staff culture. We believe that to provide the best education for our students, we must first support and empower our staff to flourish, and provide them with autonomy to excel in their roles.

You will lead a small team and support the school in all aspects of the employee lifecycle as well as strategic HR initiatives. From supporting our rigorous safeguarding recruitment processes and overseeing employee onboarding, to providing expert advice on employee relations and wellbeing, you will be at the heart of our people operations, and instrumental to our continued success. If you are looking for a role where you can truly make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Range 9

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 02/02/2026

Interviews to be held: asap

About us

RGS is an exceptional place.  We have a vision to be seen as world class in offering those most naturally able the best that a state funded school can offer. 

You will very much enjoy working with the students here who are courteous, committed, caring and entertaining.

Support staff at RGS provide a vital role in ensuring that the School not only runs smoothly but continues to develop.  Whether joining one of the administration teams, being a technician, a support assistant, gap student, and working on the finances or around the extensive school estate, RGS welcomes colleagues from all backgrounds to bring an added dimension to our staff body. A range of roles exists from part time, term time only to full time and support staff have excellent opportunities to contribute towards school life.  Although we do not ask our support staff to undertake teaching roles, we warmly encourage participation in school trips and co-curricular activities.

Salary, benefits and wellbeing at RGS
Support staff are paid on the RGS scales, which are closely related to the locally negotiated Buckinghamshire Council pay range.  For the benefit of support staff, the School participates in the Local Government Pension Scheme.  We are a mutually supportive team and endeavour to ensure that all staff have a healthy work / life balance.

We offer
Excellent pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free membership of the School's Fitness Suite
Free use of the swimming pool
Tax efficient purchases of gadgets through the tech scheme 
Staff common room with free tea & coffee
On site hot and cold food
Social functions/concerts/plays etc
Car parking onsite 
Accommodation (limited)
Long service awards 

Wellbeing
Staff padel
Staff golf
Staff football
Staff yoga 
Staff badminton
Staff tennis
Staff touch rugby
Christmas party
Secret Santa
Secret buddy
Wellbeing group meetings
Common Room cake day
Wellbeing week
End of term get-togethers
Staff birthday cake breaks

Website: www.rgshw.com

About the role

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Management
- Partner with the Senior Leadership Team to support the School's strategic goals via effective HR initiatives
- Act as a champion for the School's culture, ensuring staff wellbeing and engagement are at the heart of all HR activity
- Line Management of the HR Assistant

Employee Relations & Advisory
- Provide advice and guidance managers on complex employee relations matters
- Provide professional and supportive HR advice and guidance to staff at all levels

Compliance & Safeguarding
- Act as the custodian of the Single Central Record (SCR)
- Act as the lead for all statutory HR returns, including the School Workforce Census
- Oversee all pre-employment checks 

L&D and Talent Management
- Support the Assistant Head in charge of Staff CPD in the arrangement of whole school INSET days
- Oversee the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account
- Deliver and/or facilitate engaging training sessions as required
- Promote a continuous learning culture and employee engagement 

HR Administration
- Manage the associated administrative delivery related to the employee lifecycle
- Manage the administration and accurate record keeping of all employee data
- Manage the annual staff survey and other ad hoc in year surveys, and report on their findings
- Reporting on the performance and progress of the HR department to senior stakeholders and Governors
- Manage the DBS renewal process
- Continue to work on the development and integration of modules within our new HRIS system (EveryHR) 
- Support the Estates & Facilities Manager with the administrative requirements related to Staff Accommodation
- Manage the periodic review of salaries for both Teaching and Support Staff as required
- Ensure HR policies and procedures and the Staff Handbook are up to date and compliant with current legislation
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Headmaster

About you

Please see the job description for the full Person Specification.

Qualifications (essential)
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of recent employment law training.
Qualifications (desirable)
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience.
• Safer Recruitment trained.

 Experience (essential) 
• Demonstrable experience in a generalist HR role.
• Managing complex casework and employee relations issues.
• Experience of supporting all stages of the employee lifecycle
Experience (desirable)
• Experience of HR within the education sector - Secondary and/or FE (highly desirable).
• Previous experience of leading a small team.
• Knowledge of Academy Trusts.

Knowledge (essential)
• Robust understanding of UK Employment Law and safeguarding requirements
• A strong understanding of GDPR & Data Protection legislation
• Knowledge of compensation strategies, performance management, employee relations, talent management 
Knowledge (desirable)
• Knowledge of KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
• SCR (Single Central Record) compliance.
• Burgundy Book (Teachers' T&Cs).

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: 01494 524955

Email: [email protected]

All staff, visitors and volunteers understand safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility and that they must be diligent to help secure children's safety and wellbeing.

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.