The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School Hiring for HR Partner at Elstree Full Time

The Schools (which refers to Haberdashers’ Boys’ School and Haberdashers’ Girls’

School, or individually as School) are committed to safeguarding and promoting

the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to

share this commitment.

Role: HR Partner

Reporting to: Head of HR

Overview: To deliver a comprehensive and high-quality HR Service at either School.

Developing effective and constructive working relationships with all staff in

the delivery of tailored HR Service. Proactively identifying and resolving

any people issues, whilst coaching and upskilling leaders.

In conjunction with the Head of HR formulate and implement people and

organisation strategies and plans to ensure we are ‘the best place to

learn, teach and work’.

In addition to partnering with a specific school, the HR Partner will play a

key role on ‘all Schools’ HR projects or processes to drive people and

organisational improvements such as recruitment, employee engagement,

safer recruitment, ED&I and or compensation and benefits.

Hours: This is a full-time role, 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday. You are

required to work such hours as are reasonably necessary for the proper

performance of your duties.

Salary: Up to £49,938, 12% pension contribution, 40 days holidays inc bank

holidays plus other benefits.

Role will include but not be limited to the following:
Duties and Responsibilities

Keeping Children Safe & Compliance

• Ensure all staff checks are carried out in line with current regulations
• Ensure compliance with ISI regulations for the Single Central Register
• Ensure all necessary right to work checks are completed in line legislative

requirements

• Monitor all staff documentation required for employment, pay, pensions, benefits and

life assurance

• Hold HR files on all staff in accordance with the Data Protection Act and DBS

guidelines.

• Ensure necessary action is taken and records maintained in the processing of

Disclosures through the Disclosure and Barring Service

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Professional HR Advice

• Advise the Head, Senior Leadership Team and line managers on HR issues and

employment law

• Advise the School on financial and legal issues relating to employment and risk

management

• Advise the Senior Leadership Team of any issues of a personal nature affecting staff

that come to notice, if appropriate

• Support the development of a staff culture which recruits, retains, rewards and

develops the best people for the School to achieve its educational objectives

Employee Relations

• Manage all disciplinary, grievance and capability hearings and appeals, and relevant

administration

• Work with legal advisors and project manage case work up to and including tribunals.
• Manage the absence management programme, with the relevant Deputy Head(s) to

ensure appropriate monitoring of absence, support and return to work interviews are

conducted appropriately and to seek support from Occupational Health and or GPs

as required

Training and Development

• Advise and guide managers on issues of training and development
• Assist in evolving the process of staff performance management and professional

development.

• Assist with the organisation of staff training events

Employee Champion

• Provide HR advice that is legal, ethical and consistent with the philosophy of the

School

• Respectively challenge managers and staff who challenge the values and ethics of

the School

• Provide a means by which all employees can find someone to listen to their concerns

about any aspect of their employment with the School

• Manage the exit interview process and provide aggregated feedback and where

appropriate advise on appropriate action

Recruitment

• Contribute to the recruitment strategy, ensuring a professional candidate experience

for all applicants throughout their journey

• Manage the process for internal and external recruitment; overseeing the drawing up

job descriptions and adverts to interviews and assessment and contract

administration for teaching and support staff

• Ensure that references and employment contracts are drafted accurately and issued

on time

Compensation and Benefits

• Provide guidance on salaries based on role, qualifications and experience
• Co-ordinate Teacher and Support Staff Pay Progression applications and advising on

performance reviews

• Provide advice and guidance to support line managers during their annual reviews

Representation

• Represent the School at appropriate meetings and HR networking forums
• Attend School events as appropriate

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Engagement

• Work with the Head or Deputy Head(s) to identify the talent and critical roles in their

areas and devising actions plans to retain, develop and advance key staff

• Develop succession plans and talent pipelines in place for critical roles
• Design and implement approaches to develop and nurture the positive aspects of the

School’s culture and workplace climate

Change Management

• In conjunction with the Head of HR, understand and anticipate the need for change,

diagnose the underlying risks, issues and building the case for change with

stakeholders, and manage the people impacts of change activity

• Lead senior managers through change processes, providing thoughtful challenge &

critical analysis and ensuring the process is run in line with legislation and best

practice

• Create all the necessary documentation for change implementation with excellent

attention to detail and accuracy

Administration

• Contribute to updating policies, procedures and employment manuals to ensure they

are fair and consistent and obtain approval as required

Person Specification

Professional

• You will be of graduate calibre and a Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel &

Development to at least Level 5, or with similar HR or legal qualifications

• You will have at least 3 years HR partnering/management experience providing a

wide range of HR advice to a business leader and their management team, ideally in

a commercial or professional services or education environment

• Knowledge of employment law and current HR practices
• Ability to anticipate HR issues and identify solutions
• Sensitivity in dealing with confidential matters and information

Personal Skills

• Negotiation skills and conflict management
• Have excellent communication and coaching skills, and a track record of building

authentic, trust-based relationships at all levels to bring out the best in people whilst

achieving the best outcomes for our staff and students

• Be comfortable with quickly and routinely alternating between strategic and

operational levels, while thinking creatively to meet rapidly changing needs

• Be able to write in a clear, concise and accurate English style
• Have the numeracy skills to be able to manage data and provide analytical insight
• Be a courageous, diplomatic and constructive status-quo challenger
• Ability to meet deadlines, work independently and under pressure
• Strong service orientation and service delivery focus
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships at all levels
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• IT literate with HR systems user knowledge preferred
• Sympathetic to the needs of an independent school

Training

All staff are required to attend the relevant INSET days throughout the academic year.

Preparedness to undertake such training and professional development as required to

stay abreast of legislation and developments relevant to the post.

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Benefits

Currently the School offers a wide range of benefits to staff, including:

• A strong commitment to professional development, with a substantial budget

for whole school training and individual courses. Support is given for

sabbaticals, post-graduate degrees and other relevant qualifications;

• Enrolment into the School’s pension scheme, with 12% employer contribution,

based on 5% individual contribution

• Group Life Assurance (4 x salary);
• School fees discount;
• Free lunches, other meals and refreshments;
• Free parking on the School campus;
• Free coach travel on the service provided by the School (subject to

availability);

• Tax free bicycles for work through the Cycle to Work Scheme;
• Free use of the state-of-the-art sports centre including fitness suite, swimming

pool and squash courts, including free training programmes and advice from

the School’s Fitness Coach;

• Employee Assistance Programme