HR Operations Lead - Full-time

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

Ref:KCC207-7164-170T
Posted:06/03/2026
Pay:Salary: Scale PO2: £39,881 to £43,568
Start Date:TBC
App Close Date:30/03/2026 at 09:00
Interviews:expected to be week commencing 13 April 2026 and/o

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We are looking to recruit an experienced, nuanced, commercially savvy HR Operations Lead to lead our HR function at a time of exciting growth and change. We expect our current employee base of 145 staff to increase to nearer 200 in coming years, as our pupil roll increases. You will be adept at spinning multiple plates, and balancing conflicting priorities. You will be a role-model leader and manger of our HR team which, in turn, will inspire and develop other leaders across the organisation to develop and refine their own leadership and management techniques. You will be skilled at having difficult conversations with colleagues with compassion and humanity, without losing focus on protecting the organisation and achieving its aims.

Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, times to be agreed based on-site at least in school term time

Generous Annual Leave Entitlement: 29 days plus public holidays per year

Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

Please see the attached job description and person specification.

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Request an application form from contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk
Please note - CVs cannot be accepted.

Information about the school

We are a specialist day school for children and young people aged 8-19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Many of our pupils have additional needs including ADHD, Downs Syndrome and language difficulties. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans so all our referrals come via different local authorities across London and the South East, including Kent. We are extremely fortunate in having an amazing site where the children can access our seventy-eight acres of green and woodlands. We have a Forest School on site as well as purpose-built playground areas and sports areas. Our music and performing arts form an important part of our offer: we have a steel band as well as a Makaton Choir. Our Cooperative Values are important to us especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have created our own bespoke curriculum which is differentiated to each pupil’s individual learning needs. We aim to make our curriculum engaging, relevant and exciting. The school is zoned in areas to accommodate Learning Pathway One which provides a pre-formal curriculum and Learning Pathway Two which provides a formal curriculum environment. The school also has a sixth form zone for post 16 students where the curriculum is about preparing for adult life with pupils focusing on core skills and independent living skills as well as work related learning. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and school nurse. Our team work together positively to enable the absolute best outcomes for our pupils, who always remain at the heart of all we do.

Job Contact Information

Name:Zoe moore
Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
Telephone: 01322 664441
Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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HR Operations Lead