HR Manager

Location: Bedford

Salary: £41,511 - £45,764 per annum

Hours: 37 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

The Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. The Trust currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities.

The Role

The Trust have an exciting opportunity to join their friendly and supportive team as an HR Manager.

Leading a Senior HR Advisor and HR Officer, you will provide an HR business partnering support service within a geographical hub of schools.
Using your HR expertise and experience you will provide pragmatic advice and guidance to senior leaders on a range of HR management issues, ensuring compliance with HR policies, employment law and current HR best practice.
You will manage a range of employee relations issues, including disciplinary, capability and grievance cases and organisational change projects including TUPE.
Your support to the schools also includes providing Professional dotted-line management of the school HR Officers.

Skills and Qualifications

An experienced HR generalist, qualified to CIPD Level 5 as a minimum, with employee relations experience in a complex and regulated environment looking for a new challenge in a friendly and supportive team.
A confident communicator with good HR knowledge and expertise and the ability to quickly establish your credibility and build professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Able to demonstrate having operated as a critical friend to senior leaders, supporting them to build organisational and people capability, implement people strategies and activities, and manage people issues effectively and fairly.
An experienced people manager who leads by example and supports, encourages and develops your team to ensure schools receive an excellent HR service

HR experience in the education sector is desirable but not essential as they will provide full support and training.

This role covers multiple sites and the post-holder is expected to hold a current driving licence and have access to transport to travel to schools within their Hub and to Head Office in Sawtry for meetings.

Why work for us?

They are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all their staff. As a large multi-academy trust, the Trust provides a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. They offer all their staff a wide range of professional learning activities delivered through Learning including:

School and Trust-led CPD and Trust-led professional networks
A broad range of online, face-to-face and blended learning opportunities developed and delivered by Trust specialists
Access to Teaching WalkThrus; a platform providing evidence-based teaching strategies broken down into granular steps
Professional qualifications via Apprenticeships
Curriculum Hubs and NPQs via Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Teaching School Hub
Opportunities for coaching & professional supervision
Opportunities to get into teaching through their outstanding ITT

They promote and support employee wellbeing through regular wellbeing events, access to an online mindfulness programme and they provide free emotional and practical support 24/7 via their Employee Assistance Programme which delivers online health & wellbeing resources, counselling, mindfulness, skills coaching for line managers and financial, legal & practical support on a range of personal issues.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension schemes, providing a secure and guaranteed income on retirement.
Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme
Childcare Account providing eligible employees with free or tax-free childcare
Free eye tests via Eyecare vouchers and free flu vaccinations
Free tea and coffee
Free on-site parking
Discounts and special deals on holidays, breakdown cover, everyday essentials, mobile phones, utilities and gym memberships
Dell Advantage giving up to 20% discount on laptops, desktops and accessories.
Discounted membership rates for Academy Leisure, Sawtry

To Apply

If you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please do not hesitate to apply.

Closing date for applications: 18th November 2024 at 09:00

Interviews will be arranged with suitable candidates on an individual basis.

The Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.