HR Business Partner

Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust, Kettering, NN14 1FQ

22 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £49,817.00 - £54,143.00 Annually (FTE) £30,294.12 - £32,924.79

HR Business Partner job summary

HR Business Partner (0.6 FTE)

At Creating Tomorrow Multi-Academy Trust, we believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to achieve their potential, regardless of their learning needs. Our mission is simple: Helping to create everyone's tomorrow. As a specialist SEND trust, we are committed to transforming lives through high-quality education, collaboration and an unwavering focus on the individual.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated HR Business Partner to join our Trust on a 0.6 FTE basis, with working arrangements to be agreed with the successful candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and supporting our workforce across a growing family of special schools and specialist post-16 provision. Working closely with school leaders and the central team, you will provide trusted professional advice, lead on complex employee relations matters and contribute to the development of people-focused strategies that enable our staff and learners to thrive.

You will be a confident HR practitioner with significant experience of advising leaders in complex environments, ideally within the education sector. As well as leading on the interpretation and application of employment policies, you will support organisational development, workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives, and the delivery of continuous professional development priorities across the Trust.

We are looking for someone who:

Builds strong relationships and quickly earns the confidence of leaders and colleagues.

Combines sound professional judgement with a pragmatic and solution-focused approach.

Has experience of managing a broad range of employee relations casework.

Shares our commitment to inclusion, collaboration and achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

Thrives in a varied role where every day brings new opportunities and challenges.

In return, we can offer:

The opportunity to make a meaningful difference across a specialist SEND Trust.

A supportive and collaborative trust leadership team.

Ongoing professional development and opportunities to further develop your expertise.

A competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

Flexible working arrangements, with the exact working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

The role is based at our Trust offices in Kettering, although regular travel between Trust sites will be required. Flexibility, adaptability and a strong commitment to partnership working are essential.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact recruitment@creatingtomorrowtrust.co.uk and we will be pleased to arrange this.

Closing date: midday Thursday 15th October

Anticipated interview date: Tuesday 3rd November 2026.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/creating-tomorrow-multi-academy-trust

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