6 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 March 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. Applications are also warmly welcomed from candidates who would wish to work on a part-time and / or term time only basis.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£33,366 to £43,693 per annum

Pay scale

Spinal Column Points 23 - 34 (Band 10 - 12)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ad Astra’s strapline is ‘STARS IN THE MAKING‘ and is equally resonant with employees as with our pupils, we can all be the best we want to be within Ad Astra. All employees, pupils and other stakeholders, within our Trust are given the support needed to not only achieve their ambitions but to enjoy and thrive within our Trust.

Following our current postholder leaving for a promotion, we require a highly motivated, enthusiastic and suitably qualified HR Business Partner to join our growing, innovative and forward thinking organisation. Our Trust currently comprises 10 schools across County Durham and the Tees Valley.

The successful candidate will work together with our HR Manager to deliver a professional, proactive and effective HR service across the Trust, which supports the full career cycle of an employee and will cover all aspects of a generalist HR Role. It’s an exciting time to join us, as the Trust are soon to have in place a new People Strategy.

The successful candidate will be a talented HR practitioner who holds a minimum CIPD Level 5 qualification, and has recent experience of undertaking HR case work. They will have full and up to date knowledge of employment legislation and HR good practice together with the ability to provide solution based recommendations to our senior leaders. Placement on the career grade will be based upon current qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge.

What the school offers its staff

We recognise that for individuals to achieve their best, the wellbeing of all Trust employees should be protected, promoted, and enhanced. The Trusts Staff Wellbeing Charter can also be viewed via the Ad Astra website:Staff Wellbeing Charter – Ad Astra Academy Trust | Ad Astra Academy Trust

This post will be based at the Trust head office located at the Innovation Centre, Queens Meadow in Hartlepool, however the successful candidate, will be required to work across all schools within the Trust when necessary. There is also an opportunity to have a flexible hybrid working arrangement.

The successful candidate will also enjoy the following employee benefits:

  • Flexible employer.
  • 27 days annual leave, (increasing to 32 days following 5 years’ service) plus public holidays.
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Flexible working opportunities

Applications are also warmly welcomed from candidates who would wish to work on a part-time and / or term time only basis.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ad Astra Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013
and 2020).

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@adastraacademytrust.com

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About Ad Astra Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Phone number
07458 139128

We are a growing multi-academy trust based in the North East of England. As a Trust we strongly believe in ‘maximising the togetherness’. Our schools learn and improve alongside one another with mutual support and respect. Our aim is to provide all our children with an innovative, first-class education to inspire them to achieve their full potential. The Latin phrase ‘Ad Astra’ means ‘to the stars’; our strapline “stars in the making” reflects an ambitious vision within each school community that every child and every staff member can be the best that they can be. We want everyone to achieve their best within Ad Astra.

Our schools are vibrant, thriving communities where children are safe, happy and highly valued. As an inclusive Trust we work hard to ensure young people overcome any difficulties and barriers to learning. We work in partnership with parents, carers and the wider community, to ensure our children achieve positive outcomes at the end of their time with us. We equip them with the knowledge and personal attributes that will ensure that not only will the next stage in their educational journey be a positive one, but they have the fundamental stepping stones to lead a positive and successful life. We hope that their journey with us inspires them to develop a love of learning that will stay with them as they grow and mature.

We are a caring and supportive employer. We know our staff are our greatest asset in ensuring our children achieve the best outcomes; therefore, we ensure employees feel valued and supported as they develop their career with us. We invest heavily in professional development, ensuring our staff are not only well equipped to respond to the dynamic educational landscape, delivering innovative teaching and learning techniques to our children for maximum benefit, but that they are also given exciting opportunities to grow professionally.

Arranging a visit to Ad Astra Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email martyn.ingram@adastraacademytrust.com.

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