GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust)
HR Officer
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Employer Nottingham Girls’ High School - GDST
Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Contract Length
Permanent
Salary
£30,723 - £40,989
Posted
27th July 2026
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Expires
31st August 2026 11:59 PM
Job ID
1566808
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Length
Permanent
Job ID
1566808
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Nottingham Girls' High School is looking to appoint an experienced HR Officer to deliver a high quality, efficient and professional HR service to our school community.
Nottingham Girls’ High School is part of a cluster group of four schools within the GDST. In this role you will collaborate regularly with HR colleagues across the cluster, alongside the HR Manager (Cluster) and the GDST HR Business Partner.
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive HR administrative support across the full employee lifecycle with strong emphasis on recruitment, payroll, employee records and the accurate upkeep of the Single Central Register (SCR), to ensure ISI compliance. You will also act as a key point of contact for staff, managers and members of the Senior Leadership Team.
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We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters and the confidence to ensure HR policies and procedures are followed at all levels.
Qualifications
- Good level of general education
- CIPD Level 3 qualified or demonstrable equivalent HR-related experience of working at this level
Professional Experience
- Working in an HR department
- Experience of using management information systems
- Sound administrative experience, ideally in an education setting
- Experience of carrying out recruitment and compliance checks including maintaining the Single Central Record would be desirable
Competencies and Attributes
- Understanding of Safeguarding within a school
- Good understanding of and demonstrated ability to apply data protection requirements and maintain confidentiality
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with all stakeholders
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent time management
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in using standard software (i.e., MSOffice)
- Ability to work in a stand-alone role
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Behaviours
- A genuine passion for girls’ education and a commitment to put our girls first in all aspects of our work
- A forward-thinking collaborator who can work to our values and mission supporting our ‘family of schools’ ethos
- A robust awareness of keeping children safe, noticing safeguarding and welfare concerns, and understanding how and when to take appropriate action
- Calm and professional under pressure, with an ability to demonstrate sound judgement and timely action when appropriate
Attachments
- GDST Staff Brochure
Location
HR Officer (School) 0126
Safeguarding Statement
Our commitment
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change. We want every colleague to feel valued, respected and supported, and we actively welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.
We are equally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must therefore be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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