People Partner

The People Partner will act as a trusted advisor, providing professional expertise and support across the entire employee lifecycle Staff at both LWC and St Neot’s, primarily St Neot’s Prep School whilst acting as Group Lead for talent acquisition and recruitment. Responsibilities include recruitment, reward, employee relations, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding, compliance, organisational change, and learning and development. Working proactively and collaboratively, the postholder will design and deliver innovative, people-focused solutions that align with the strategic aims of St Neots, helping to shape a best-in-class People function across the Group. This role will play a key part in embedding consistent, robust, and effective HR practices across all aspects of the employee journey, ensuring St Neots Prep and Lord Wandsworth College remain an exceptional place to work and thrive. Hours: 8am-4pm Monday to Friday, 52 weeks per year. Benefits include contributory pension scheme, fee remission for children, free lunch, use of wide-ranging school facilities - swimming pool, tennis, walks, trails etc and excellent social and sporting events. Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please feel free to contact the Director of People, Dawn Wilde, by email: wilded@lordwandsworth.org For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page: https://ce1065li.webitrent.com/ce1065li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=04030600Ml Closing date: Monday, 13th July 2026. Interview date: Monday, 20th July 2026. The college reserves the right to close the role early. We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a care