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HR Officer (part time)
Location: Wimborne Minster
Salary: £21,630 per year + excellent benefits package
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The Canford Schools Group is a growing family of leading independent schools, currently employing around 600 staff across our community. Following the successful recruitment of a full time HR Officer, a further opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and proactive HR Officer to join our HR team working on a part time basis to support in the provision of a professional and effective human resources service across the School Group.
Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, the successful candidate will work closely with managers and employees to offer day-to-day HR guidance and support across the full range of HR activities. This is a varied generalist role supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment and onboarding, managing employee relations cases, coordinating appraisals and staff development, supporting wellbeing initiatives, and ensuring HR systems and records are accurate and compliant. A strong working knowledge of employment law is required to ensure compliance in all HR activity.
The successful candidate should be approachable, collaborative, and able to build strong working relationships with all stakeholders. Flexibility, a good work ethic, professional discretion, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines are essential. Experience in a similar HR role is required, and a CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification is desirable.
This is a part-time role, working 22½ hours per week. Preferred hours of work are Monday to Friday, 09:30–14:30 (with 30 minutes for lunch) although flexibility may be available for the preferred candidate. Please note this is a full-year position.
In return, Canford offers a generous benefits package, including 38 days holiday per annum (inclusive of bank holidays), a contributory pension scheme, BUPA Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, discounted membership of the Sports Centre and Golf Club, and free lunches during term time.
Canford is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all areas of our community and encourages applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful job applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening.
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