Vacancies

About the Post

We are looking to appoint a Senior HR & Welfare Officer to join us in an exciting and progressive journey with a vision to transform education across our community. Twynham School and The Grange School (known collectively as Twynham TGS) operate a federated staffing structure, focused on delivering a world class educational experiences to students across both of our schools. This is a rare opportunity to join our organisation working alongside talented and passionate colleagues.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Be available as a first point of contact for staff and line managers on a wide variety of people-related topics
• Offer day-to-day support, guidance and advice to staff and line managers who are experiencing issues which are impacting upon their work-life. Signposting them to relevant support/services, and delivering mental health first aid for staff if needed.
• Lead and manage the schools’ informal staff attendance management and staff risk assessment processes, including making referrals to Occupational Health.
• Supported by our HR Administrator, be responsible for the delivery of all the schools’ general operational HR requirements, including recruitment, Single Central Record, contract changes, probation periods and HR recordkeeping.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

What we can offer you

• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• A welcoming staff room with complimentary tea and coffee available throughout the day
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust with a specialist HR team in place to advise and support school-based HR staff
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• A successful track record of working in HR in a school or education setting.
• GCSE English and Maths grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent qualifications/grades and an excellent standard of English and numeracy
• CIPD Level 3 qualification (or above), or equivalent relevant HR experience
• Safer recruitment certification (or ability to achieve this upon appointment)
• Mental health first aid qualification (or ability to achieve this during probation period)
• Excellent ICT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with empathy and approachability
• Self-motivated, able to work unsupervised and able to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
• High attention to detail and accuracy; committed to maintaining high standards
• Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality

  You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

Any questions?

To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown on 01202-495716 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com  

Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here:  www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies

The closing date for applications is Thursday 29 July  2025 at 9am. However, we reserve the right to interview and/or appoint strong candidates before this, so we encourage you to apply early. Interviews will be held on Monday 4 August 2025.

Twynham Learning values diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote diversity throughout our whole workforce. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities to all job applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability status, gender reassignment, marital/partnership status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/national origin, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.