Junior HR Officer

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Location: The King's School, Canterbury

Salary £32,000 per annum

Basis Full Time

Junior HR Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £32,000 per annum

Contractual hours 37.5

Basis Full Time

Job category/type Human Resources

Date posted 06/08/2026

Job reference VAC00734

Attachments JOB DESCRIPTION - Junior HR Officer.pdf

Job description

37.5 hours per week, all year round

The King's School, Canterbury is seeking a proactive and organised Junior HR Officer to join our friendly Human Resources team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in HR. Working closely with the HR Manager and wider HR team, you will provide professional HR support to managers and employees across the School. The role offers exposure to a broad range of HR activities, including employee relations, HR administration, HR systems, safeguarding compliance, payroll support and policy implementation.

You will have previous experience in a generalist HR environment, excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion. A CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience with a willingness to work towards it) would be advantageous.

The King's School offers an extensive rewards package, including:

• Gold membership at The King's School Sports Centre
• Enhanced employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free meals during term time
• In house training and CPD opportunities

If you have any questions please email:

Closing date for receipt of applications: 31August 2026

The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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