HR Manager

£40 – £45k per annum, depending on experience

Full time

Bedford Modern School is an HMC Independent Co-educational Day School located on the outskirts of Bedford. Our facilities are excellent and include a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building and extensive sports facilities. We offer a premium education, with a wide and varied curriculum, where the intellectual needs of each pupil is given priority.

We are looking for an experienced and CIPD-qualified HR professional to manage a customer focused operational HR Service to the school.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations and working in collaboration with the wider Harpur Trust HR Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting staff across the whole of the employee lifecycle, providing advice and guidance, developing best practice and ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.

As the HR Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a professional, high-quality HR service to the school, working closely with senior leaders to ensure our People Strategy aligns with both the school and the Harpur Trust.

You will be able to demonstrate strong technical HR knowledge, excellent communication skills, and will have significant experience in an HR generalist role, ideally within an education setting or a similar fast paced environment.

In return, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, the option to be part of a private healthcare scheme, a generous pension scheme, CPD opportunities through the Harpur Trust, free lunches (in term time) and free parking.

Closing date: 9am Monday 9 December 2024

Interview date:  Wednesday 11 December 2024

Any internal candidates must apply through Employee Self Service. Please see the guide in the company news area.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview. The Harpur Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and other relevant checks.