Head of People
Ladywood School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 1NGThis job expired on 4 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Preferably May 2024
Closing date
4 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Non Teaching Post 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary Range £55,622 - £58,751 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Woodbridge Trust, established in 2018, is a culmination of the partnership working and high aspirations which have underpinned our ethos for many years. As a family of schools and Outreach service, our overarching mission is “Inspiring Successful Futures For All”. Our foundation is built on an unwavering desire to provide our children and young people with high-quality experiences and opportunities that enable them to be the best they can be.
We are now seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Head of People to support our executive and leadership teams. This is an exciting opportunity to develop the people strategy and operational delivery of the Trust long-term vision for it’s people
Applicants should be enthusiastic about the development of their skills to work effectively within a team and have a desire to better their knowledge and understanding.
What the school offers its staff
- A challenging yet rewarding working environment
- Professional development to support you in your career
- Hardworking, dedicated, professional and enthusiastic staff
- The benefits of working in an innovative and forward thinking Trust
- Supportive leadership and real opportunities to develop
- A genuinely happy and caring place to work
- High standard facilities
Further details about the role
The Head of People will: Oversee the smooth running of the HR department by providing in-house HR advice and support across Woodbridge Trust. The post holder will support the CFO and wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with the development and implementation of the Workforce Strategy and Projects and a broad remix of existing and future projects and improvement initiatives. The post holder will manage and support the HR Teams at each setting to deliver HR operational excellence across all sites. They will ensure day to day HR operational services are delivered efficiently, effectively, to a high standard and continue to meet the needs of the Trust, inspiring successful futures for all.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Ladywood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- School size
- 197 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ladywood School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@ladywood.bolton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01204 333400
Ladywood School is a primary special school for pupils with complex learning difficulties. There are currently 207 pupils on roll.
Ladywood has been judged as an outstanding school by OFSTED on 4 consecutive occasions, most recently in January 2023.
‘Leaders and staff at Ladywood School value every pupil for their uniqueness. The school’s inspiring and creative community, where staff make learning fun, allows pupils to thrive. ’ (OFSTED 2023)
Ladywood is a proud member of Woodbridge Trust, which is a local partnership with Firwood School, Ladywood Outreach and Woodbridge College. We were awarded Bolton News ‘Primary School of the Year 2018’ and the Nasen award for ‘Co-production with Children and Young people and their Families’ in 2019.
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