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HR Officer

William Farr Church of England Comprehensive School is seeking to appoint an HR Officer to join our highly successful school.

At this key time in the school’s development, we require a dedicated and experienced individual to support our school on all aspects of day-to-day HR. The successful candidate will work closely with the Headteacher, the School Business Manager, SLT, and the school’s external HR provider to assist and support the school HR and payroll functions.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and flexible, have excellent IT skills and will be able to communicate effectively with staff and external agencies.  Experience of working within an HR and/or educational setting would be desirable, but not essential.

Our role would suit an individual with the ability to contribute to the effective operations of our HR department for the benefit of our staff/students, supporting our school vision through operational delivery by means of their administrative and operational skills and experience. Alternatively, you may be starting on your professional HR career.

We can offer you:

1. Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
2. A very supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement rooted in our values of Compassion, Friendship, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility and Wisdom
3. A commitment to professional development
4. A collaborative working environment
5. Children of staff admission policy

The role is:

• Permanent
• Term time plus 2 weeks – 37 hours per week
• Monday to Thursday 8am to 4.30pm, Friday 8am to 4pm
• Salary - William Farr Scale 4 or 5, £25,183 to £28,174 (pro rata), depending on the successful candidate’s skills, knowledge and experience.

Your new role:

Full details are included in the job description.

About us:

William Farr is a popular, oversubscribed, rural Church of England comprehensive school, near Lincoln. The school gained academy status in 2011 and has approximately 1,450 students on roll. The school was graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in all categories in October 2022.

To apply:

Please complete the support staff application form below and email this to: hr@williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk

In the box on the application form, ‘Further information to support your application’, please include a letter detailing your experience to date and the contribution you will make to the role.

For further information, please contact the School HR team: hr@williamfarr.lincs.sch.uk or if you would like a conversation about this post, please call Mrs Anne Marie Bray, School Business Manager, on 01673 866900.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Wednesday 29 January 2025

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 4 February 2025

William Farr School is committed to the safeguarding of children, and all posts within school are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to reveal information concerning all convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

References will be taken up prior to interview in line with our Keeping Children Safe in Education obligations.

Initial Teacher Training 

Train to Teach with Lincolnshire SCITT

We work closely with Lincolnshire SCITT on school-centred initial teacher training and can offer placements in a range of subjects. Lincolnshire SCITT and their partner organisations, The Deepings SCITT and St George’s Academy Partnership SCITT, run a series of events where you can find out more about training to teach.  Please see this letter for more details.