People and Wellbeing Manager

The Lion Works School and The White House School offer a specialist learning provision for children and young people. We emphasise the development of core academic understanding, encourage creativity, celebrate outdoor learning and promote the growth of essential life skills. We aim to establish a safe, creative and vibrant environment where children feel challenged and supported in their learning, achieving high levels of wellbeing and academic success. We aim to nurture and develop mutual respect, tolerance, teamwork, perseverance, kindness and good manners. The People & Wellbeing Manager leads People Services across both schools. 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 schools’ 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 schools to provide the best possible education for its students.