HR Advisor

Amethyst Academies Trust, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday Full year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6, Point 17 – 22 (£36,363 - £40,777)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• • Provide effective HR advice, guidance, and support across all Trust schools
  • Be the first point of contact for employee relations, ensuring professional and confidential service
  • Support HR Manager with projects and casework, and collaborate with school-based PA/Office Managers on transactional tasks
  • Manage first-line casework (absence, change management, disciplinary, grievance, capability, appeals)
  • Coach line managers, attend meetings, and maintain accurate records
  • Support payroll and recruitment processes, ensuring deadlines and compliance
  • Prepare contractual documentation and support HR project
• Has CIPD Level 3 or above, or significant equivalent HR experience (CIPD Level 5 desirable)
• Brings HR experience, strong IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel), and can take accurate meeting minutes
• Is confident in handling sensitive conversations and providing solutions
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills
• Works well independently and as part of a team, with flexibility to attend meetings across sites

What the school offers its staff

• Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking Trust
• Hybrid working options
• Opportunities for professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to staff discounts
• Support through Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave with additional discretionary days throughout the year
• Onsite parking
• Make a real impact on the lives of staff and students

Flexible working opportunities

Hybrid working at home one day a week

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.

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

2024 - 2025 - AAT Candidate Privacy Notice.doc - 306 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description & Person Spec HR Advisor.docx - 49.4 KB (opens in new tab)

AAT Support Staff Application Form November 2025.docx - 138 KB (opens in new tab)

About Amethyst Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Amethyst Academies Trust website
• Email address: jlines@aatrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/amethyst-academies-trust

Amethyst Academies Trust is a high-performing multi-academy trust committed to raising aspirations and delivering academic excellence. With a strong emphasis on consistency, high standards, and inclusive education, we work collaboratively across our schools to provide outstanding opportunities for all students and staff. Our professional development offer is sector-leading, and includes extensive leadership training, and a clear pathway for career progression. As a trust, we are driven by our belief that all children, regardless of background, can achieve exceptional outcomes.

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