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HR Officer

Salary: (Scale 7 Point 19 - 24 £32,061 FTE + Fringe Allowance £729 FTE), Actual Salary at Point 19:- £18,993 inc fringe.
Contract: Part-time, Permanent
Start Date: 13th April 2026

Are you an organised, proactive individual who thrives on making a difference? Do you have a passion for supporting children and staff in a dynamic, friendly environment? If so, we'd love you to join our team!

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive HR Officer to join our central team and provide high quality HR support across the service. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional who thrives in a busy environment and is committed to delivering efficient, accurate and people focused HR services.

Working Hours 25 hours per week, Term time + 1 week INSET (Monday - Friday 09:30 - 2:30pm) Remote/Flexible working available.

As HR Officer, you will support all aspects of the employee lifecycle-from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, payroll administration and compliance. You will work closely with leaders, managers and staff to ensure that HR processes run smoothly and that our service remains compliant with employment legislation and safer recruitment requirements.

The successful candidate will be approachable, detail focused and confident managing sensitive information with discretion. Experience of working within HR-ideally within an education setting-would be an advantage.

We offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Access to CPD and professional growth opportunities
• A key role within a committed and friendly team
• The chance to make a real difference to staff experience and school culture

Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd March at Mid-day
Interviews: Wednesday 11th March

Information about the School

The Children’s Support Service is a short stay alternative provision in Essex. We educate and support children from KS1 - KS4 as well as providing an outreach service which works to support students, staff and schools in the local area. Our schools are based in Basildon (secondary) and Wickford (primary and secondary).

Our Medical Education Team work across South and West Essex and focus on not only educating children and young people but crucially reintegrating our students back into their mainstream school.

We now offer, in partnership with Essex Local Authority Education Access Team, an education and reintegration programme for students who have been permanently excluded from any part of Essex back to their local mainstream school.

Most of our students are referred to us due to challenges they may have faced in school; many come with additional needs and require academic, emotional and social support. We pride ourselves on overcoming these challenges and ensuring every student is successful.

We offer a wide range of subjects and match a mainstream setting through our core curriculum offer. At the same time, as a 'needs -led' provision we offer extensive enrichment opportunities to our students.

We collaborate with schools and professionals who need our support, and aim to reintegrate students back into mainstream education or prepare them for other lifelong learning opportunities.

Our staff create positive, safe, caring and supportive learning environments, helping to inspire every child to 'be the best they can be.'

CSS staff benefit from flexible working arrangements, our subscription to an Employee Assistance Programme, which provides mental health and well-being support services for all staff, including 24/7 access to advice, support and counselling for our whole team.

Please note that car insurance including "business use" is required.