My client is an extremely popular and successful academy based in West London. An experienced Schools HR Manager is required to join the team.This is a key role within the school, providing high-quality advice and guidance to the leadership team on employment best practice, while ensuring effective payroll processes and a positive, supportive working environment for all staff.The postholder will be responsible for the consistent application of HR policies and employment legislation, fostering positive employee relations, managing recruitment and absence processes and supporting managers across the school. You will also play an active role in reviewing and improving processes, to include compliance and all associated reporting, across the full employee lifecycle, contributing to the continued development of the school as an employer of choice.This role is busy and a truly hands-on HR position. It will require someone with previous schools HR experience, who is highly organised, with strong administrative skills and with a desire to be as involved in the operational as the strategic HR side. There is plenty of opportunity to further develop and refine systems and processes and the successful candidate will be encouraged to assess all areas of HR delivery, making recommendations to the SLT on both day to day improvements as well as longer term strategic goals. The successful candidate will possess good interpersonal and communication skills and can work collaboratively, ..... full job details .....