About Us

36 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Permanent
All Year Round
Required from 1st September 2023 or as soon as possible.

Paddock School is looking to appoint a self-motivated and hardworking HR Advisor to join the existing HR team.  The post holder will provide dedicated support on a wide range of HR and Recruitment tasks with an interest in developing their Human Resources skills at our outstanding School that strives to Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.

Paddock School is a growing, outstanding and innovative split site school in Roehampton and Putney for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties with Autism or severe of complex learning difficulties.  Our thriving community includes a Singing and Signing Choir, a touring theatre group, sports teams and school café open to the local community.  We currently have over 200 pupils on roll with approximately 180 staff.  The school will expand to over 300 pupils with 240+ staff from September 25.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Human Resources team following a period of rapid expansion and a complete review of our Business and Operations Team.  The successful applicant will report to the Head of Operations and work closely with the senior leadership team.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working as part of a busy Human Resources team, ideally gained in a school environment (with SIMS or other school MIS experience), be highly organised and be able to provide HR support and advice in a number of key areas, including performance management, absence monitoring, ER cases, recruitment and retention and training programmes.  Candidates with the equivalent experience gained in the commercial sector are welcome to apply.

The successful candidate will need to build on our existing values led culture where staff feel appreciated and enjoy their work.  

We offer excellent training and support along with a Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Eye Care Vouchers and Enhanced Employee Benefits Scheme. 

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. 

An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively, these can be downloaded from the school’s website https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/

For any further details please contact the school on 020 8878 1521.

Completed applications should be returned to the school either by email recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk or posted to the Secondary School addressed for the attention of the HR Advisor.

Closing date: 13th August 2023 (Noon)
Interviews:  Week commencing 21st August 2023

Interview dates: We advise the candidates to apply as soon as possible and reserve the right to interview before the closing date and the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Paddock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Paddock Lower and Middle School
St Margaret’s Crescent
Putney
SW15 6HL
Tel: 020 8878 1521
Head of Lower School:  Deborah Dockery
Head of Middle School:  Lynette Martyn
Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos
Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/

Paddock Upper School & Sixth Form
Priory Lane
Roehampton
SW15 5RT
Tel: 020 8878 1521
Acting Heads of School:  Nerys Evans &
Frances Young
Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos
Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/  

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils