HR Manager - Palatine School
- Worthing, West Sussex
- £28,427-30,883 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hrs a week, Term Time plus Inset and 2 weeks holiday working.Location: WorthingClosing date: 9am 22nd September 2025
Interviews: 1st October 2025What You Need to SucceedYou will oversee the daily cover in response to daily staff absence and manage the staff absence procedure, ensuring all absence is recorded, monitored, and reported. Following up absence calls daily and undertaking informal absence meetings and return to work interviews.Your effective communication and interpersonal skills are required to build effective working relationships with supply agencies, senior stakeholders and school staff alike.Managing the recruitment process you will have an eye for detail ensuring all aspects of safer recruitment are followed. Ensuring all staff undertake and complete their induction training and that the probations period is monitored effectively.You will have excellent IT skills with experience of working on Management information systems and databases such as Bromcom.Excellent literacy skills are essential. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative, be extremely well organised and must be able to maintain accurate records both electronically and in paper format.You will work term time plus inset days and 2 weeks during the summer holiday period.Working knowledge and understanding of employment law would be of benefit in this role.Further InformationPalatine School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.How to ApplyTo apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).Once complete please return this toShould you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01903 242835NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.The reference number for this role is SCHO00850.Available documents