HR Manager (Maternity Cover)

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for an Interim HR Manager to join the HR department on a maternity cover basis for 12 months from December 2024 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is full time, working 36.25 hours with a salary of £50,517. While the role is based at Stewart Melville College, Queensferry Terrace, Edinburgh it also covers our Ravelston site and therefore travel between sites is a requirement.

The purpose of the role is to have overall responsibility of managing all operational HR matters and will include such duties as:

• Oversee and manage day-to-day HR operations and services
• Provide leadership and direction to the HR team
• Oversee the provision of expert advice, guidance, and coaching to staff and line managers on HR-related matters.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement of HR systems, processes and practices.
• Oversee the design and delivery of workshops and training sessions on HR-related topics.

The successful candidate must have:

• Extensive experience in a HR generalist role
• Strong legal knowledge in an employee relations context.
• CIPD qualified to Level 5 or above (or equivalent).
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

In order to apply for the position, applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to submit their application form.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at recruitment@esms.org.uk

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday, 25 October.

We anticipate interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

About ESMS

Our Vision is to empower learners within our community through innovative approaches and transformative experiences, cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through a dynamic education and a culture of determination, we inspire students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations, ensuring every child has the opportunity to excel and achieve a fulfilling, successful life, whatever path they choose.

Our Mission is to develop resilient, accomplished, and values-driven students equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead full, happy lives and shape a better world.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our five values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.

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