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HR Officer (Sawston Village College)

Sawston Village College · Cambridge · Cambridgeshire

Job description

  • Professional CIPD membership (Associate) and Level 3 or 5 qualification or currently studying towards or willing to do so.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Previous HR experience in a generalist or specialist environment, including operational exposure to application of employment law, case management.
  • Experience of advising and influencing managers on matters of HR operations.
  • Experience of managing recruitment and onboarding processes.
  • Previous experience of managing HR processes and procedures and interpreting policies to provide first line advice.
  • Good management skills, acting positively, flexibly, and constructively, bringing energy and focus to the work.
  • Ability to advise colleagues on HR issues using strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to analyse problems at an operational level, identify root cause and develop a range of creative solutions that will add value.
  • Ability to be people focused, be open to innovative and creative ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development.
  • Strong organisational and project management skills with ability to manage large and/or complex projects.
  • Ability to take responsibility for planning own work, consistently achieving and delivering quality despite tight timescales and conflicting priorities.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to successfully present information verbally through use of formal presentation tools.
  • Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MIS, MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

About this school

Sawston Village College

Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Not rated
Pupils
1,194
Avg teacher salary
£48,385
Pupil:teacher ratio
19.5:1
Academy trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

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Location

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BP