People and Wellbeing Manager

People and Wellbeing Manager

Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £44,000-£50,000, depending on experience
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:15am - 16:30pm and Fri 8:15am-15:15pm
Start date: ASAP
Interview date: 18th August 2026

Your new role:
The People & Wellbeing Manager will lead People Services across the school. They are responsible for delivering an effective and efficient HR function, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and supporting the strategic aims of the organisation. This role requires a proactive and knowledgeable professional who can lead on HR best practices, employee relations, recruitment, and workforce development.

The People & Wellbeing Manager plays a pivotal role in leading and delivering a high-quality People Services function, ensuring that HR practices align with the school's values, legal requirements, and strategic objectives. They are responsible for fostering a positive and inclusive work environment, supporting staff well-being, and ensuring compliance with employment law, safeguarding regulations, and Safer Recruitment practices. Through effective workforce planning, employee relations management, and talent development, the People & Wellbeing Manager contributes to creating a high-performing, motivated, and engaged workforce that enables the school to provide the best possible education for its pupils.

Experience
● Proven experience in HR management (ideally in a school setting).
● CIPD Level 5 with willingness to work towards Level 7
● Experience in employee relations, including managing grievances, disciplinaries, and performance.
● Experience in staff recruitment, payroll management, and compliance (ideally in a school environment).

Your new school
Quorn Hall is an inclusive and forward thinking school that supports Children and Young People aged 7-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

We are a trauma informed school with therapeutic support at the heart of our provision. We offer a model of education and therapy which work together to ensure that pupils are challenged effectively to make their next steps whilst feeling safe and supported.

We are an incredibly friendly and welcoming school and are on a fantastic journey; we are growing, and with this comes the opportunity to embed the culture and system of a truly integrated education and therapy model.

Benefits include
● Working with our pupils in a beautiful Grade II listed building and inspiring surrounding grounds
● Access to the Employee Assistance Programme where a 24 hour confidential helpline is available
● Breakfast and Lunch provided daily
● Free car parking
● Supportive and proactive Wellbeing team
● Excellent CPD with increased career opportunities and advancement for all staff.
● Many, many others… come and visit us to see for yourself!

If you're interested in making a real difference and impacting positively on the lives of our pupils, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply
For more information on how to apply and for a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin via the details below:

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W: (url removed) date for applications: no later than 9am on 12th August 2026.

Strong applications may be considered immediately upon receipt and before the closing date.

We do not accept CVs. All formal applications must be received on our school application form.


Quorn Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


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