HR Adviser

Prosper Learning Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3RU

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Either 37 hours per week, term time only or 23 hours per week, all year round
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31.08.2027
• Pay scale: Support Staff N7 SCP 20- 24 £37,562 - £41,177 FTE salary (£19.47 - £21.34 hourly rate)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

Hold a CIPD Level 5 qualification (or currently working towards)

Use their initiative and work autonomously

Have well developed influencing and negotiating skills

Maintain confidentiality and high professional standards

Have experience of providing HR advice and managing a range of employee relations casework

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust

The Trust is proud to say that we pay all employees a minimum of the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another

Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group

Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates

Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace

Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Bike 2 Work scheme

For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Are you a motivated and professional individual seeking a new challenge?

Prosper Learning Trust is seeking to appoint a HR Adviser with relevant experience to join our busy, friendly team as soon as possible.

This post offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious applicant to join an established multi-academy trust to provide HR advice and support to both our Academies and Trust Central Team.

The role will allow the successful applicant to utilise and further develop their HR skills and experience while supporting our academies and contributing to the work of our growing Trust.

Experience of working in a school / academy or an education setting is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will:

Hold a CIPD Level 5 qualification (or currently working towards)

Use their initiative and work autonomously

Have well developed influencing and negotiating skills

Maintain confidentiality and high professional standards

Have experience of providing HR advice and managing a range of employee relations casework

As part of the role you will:

Provide professional HR advice and support to Headteachers, senior leaders and the Trust Central Team

Advise on attendance management, disciplinary, grievance, performance management and organisational change

Contribute to policy development, HR training and a high-quality HR service across the Trust

Applicants will be able to manage their own workload and respond to the demands of a busy team. Applicants will need to be committed, flexible and highly motivated in their work. Relevant support and career development will be provided to the successful applicant.

Sound like the role for you?

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Laura Turnbull (Acting HR Manager) on 0191 6053899 (Option 1).

The successful candidate will join a dedicated, innovative, and focused team of staff who are passionate about ensuring that everyone achieves their full potential.

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.

The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:

Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)

Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)

Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)

Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)

Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)

Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust

The Trust is proud to say that we pay all employees a minimum of the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another

Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group

Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates

Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace

Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Bike 2 Work scheme

For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.

The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust, so if this sounds like the role for you, please don't hesitate to apply.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Prosper Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Prosper Learning Trust website
• Email address: HRadmin@prosperlearningtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 0191 605 3899
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prosper-learning-trust

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy will open in September 2023. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.

Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.

Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.

Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.

Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.

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