Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon-Fri
Contract type: Permanent, full-time (all-year)
Salary: £34,000 - £38,000
Line manager: Head of HR
Start date: September 2026
Department: Human Resources
Role Overview and Key Responsibilities
This is a varied and hands-on HR role, supporting the day-to-day delivery of learning and development, employee engagement, performance management, and employee relations across the School. You'll coordinate training activities, maintain development records, and help create opportunities for staff to learn, grow, and succeed. Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries, you'll provide practical support to managers and employees while helping ensure compliance with policies and procedures. The role also involves supporting performance review processes, employee engagement initiatives, workforce planning activities, and a range of HR projects. It's an excellent opportunity for a proactive HR professional who enjoys building positive working relationships and making a real impact on the employee experience.
About the department:
Our HR team is a small, supportive, and collaborative function of three, comprising the Head of HR, Recruitment and HR Administrator, and this role. Together, we provide a comprehensive people service across the School, supporting colleagues throughout the employee lifecycle and helping to create a positive, inclusive, and high-performing working environment. We work collaboratively across a broad range of HR activities, from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, learning and development, engagement, and wellbeing.
Person Specification
Please visit our website for a full person specification.
Safeguarding:
This role is deemed to be one of working in regulated activity, meaning that the post-holder may expect to come into unsupervised contact with children and young people frequently in the discharge of their duties on-campus. As such, the expectations of conduct, required of all adults working at More House School, apply to this position, as does a full Safer-Recruitment vetting process of any appointee. A key responsibility of all adults working within the School is that of ensuring the effective safeguarding of all children and young people, through adherence to the School’s policies; full training is given.
To Apply:
Please visit our website www.morehouseschool.co.uk, and complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 15th August 2026
Interviews expected to be held on: TBC
The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance and the receipt of satisfactory references before a formal job offer is confirmed.
More House School is firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £34,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Farnham GU10 3AP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
