HR Officer

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and inspiring HR Officer to deliver a proactive, effective and efficient day to day HR service for the academy.   You will undertake duties across a range of HR activities including; payroll and data management/ reporting, compliance, recruitment and selection, absence management and HR Policy guidance and associated HR administration.

Our ideal candidate will:

Lead on the day to day HR service provision, working collaboratively with the academy’s People Business Partner and Centralised People support service
Manage the HR Information System and payroll information to ensure that electronic employee records are accurate and up to date and which meets Ofsted standards. This will include responsibility for data entry, regular and ad hoc reporting, and an annual data cleansing exercise
Accurately process and submit monthly payroll
Maintain an accurate and up-to-date Single Central Register (SCR) in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Regulations and Ofsted
Provide first point of contact support on all Ark HR policies, processes and system queries
Produce a range of HR letters and correspondence (e.g. variation to contract letters, maternity, holiday entitlement) from standard templates Supporting with Disciplinary, Grievance, Capability and Appeal processes, including organising meetings, preparing packs for attendees, note taking and outcome letters
To monitor and process fixed term contracts, staff changes, and staff leaving documentation and arrange exit interviews
Support managers in robustly managing and supporting employees in line with the Ark Network HR Policies, including liaising Occupational Health, Trade Unions
Benefits
Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
Twice as many training days as standard.
Generous pension scheme.
Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.
About Us
At Ark All Saints Academy, we relentlessly pursue academic excellence for all children. Our vision is for every child at our school fulfil their potential and be set up for success when they move on to sixth form and university. Our teaching and academic intervention groups are named after leading universities as a reminder to all of our aims.

Our values and ethos are based in Christian principles and whilst we welcome people of all faith and none, we expect all scholars to respect each other’s faith.

Our staff team is deeply committed to the academy’s future, and looking to create a vision for success, a culture of academic achievement and a nurturing environment in which students can thrive. Our goals are:

To grow in CONFIDENCE
To live RESPONSIBLY
To act with INTEGRITY
To be SUCCESSFUL
Visit arkallsaintsacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.