HR Advisor

Macintyre Academies, Milton Keynes, MK5 8FR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 38 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,518.72- £34,258.00 per annum FTE* (MAT Pay Scale E-F, points 29-36)

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will hold a relevant CIPD qualification (Level 5/7 or equivalent) or be working towards qualification and have experience working within in a generalist HR environment. With experience of supporting managers to improve working practices, this role would suit a HR Officer/Assistant looking to progress to a HR Advisor role.

You will have a strong interest in Recruitment processes, including how to attract candidates from local communities and ensure they have the best candidate experience possible.

You will have a positive, can do attitude and be proactive in problem solving.

Knowledge and understanding of employment law is essential and experience of HR practices within the Education/care sector is desirable.

You will need to have a good understanding of IT and be confident working with different HR technology systems.

A strong team player with a sense of humour, you will have excellent communication skills, a can-do attitude and be confident to work independently with guidance. You will also have a keen eye for detail and a positive engaging manner.

What the school offers its staff

•A competitive salary •Generous Annual Leave Entitlement (Plus Bank Holidays) •A loyalty scheme which rewards you with an extra day of annual leave each September with length of service over 12 months (up to 5 additional days) •Excellent local government pension scheme •Family Friendly policies •Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause policies •Enhanced Sick Pay •Wellbeing initiatives in your setting •Full induction •Training and development and the support of a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders •Access to further professional development •Cycle to Work Scheme •Annual MAT Life Day to take for that special occasion •Annual Flu Jabs •Free eye tests through Specsavers •An Employee Assistance Programme to Support your health and wellbeing an access to various perks including discounts Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more •Death in Service •Long Service Recognition •Recommend a Friend Scheme - £100 Voucher •Trained Mental Health First Aiders •Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for by MacIntyre Academies) •Self service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information •We have an active employee engagement programme which includes Termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual Employee Big Thank you Day, Annual CPD Trust wide conference. •Access to Blue Light Card/ Discounts for Teachers which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for Teachers and support staff

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

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About Macintyre Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Macintyre Academies website
• Email address: hr@macintyreacademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/macintyre-academies

MacIntyre Academies is a Multi-Academy Trust for special schools and specialist alternative provision. We believe all children and young people deserve the best education possible. As a Trust we're ambitious for our children and their families, and we want them to be as ambitious for themselves in turn.

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