HR Business Partner

Endeavour Learning Trust, Chorley, PR7 6TB

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  8 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £46,142.00 - £51,356.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 10 SCP 35-40

HR Business Partner job summary

Endeavour Learning Trust is entering an exciting phase of growth and is seeking an HR Business Partner to join our Central HR Team. This is a key role for an experienced HR professional, providing clear, practical advice to leaders and colleagues across our Trust.

Working closely with Headteachers and Senior Leaders, you will build strong relationships and act as a trusted partner, supporting leaders to manage their teams confidently and effectively. You will help ensure a consistent, fair and values-driven approach to people management across the Trust.

As a key member of the HR team, you will collaborate with key stakeholders, offering best-practice advice covering workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, organisational change, policy implementation, performance management, and staff development. You’ll lead on employee relations matters, ensuring fair and effective resolutions that align with our values and policies.

At Endeavour Learning Trust, we value our people as much as the impact they make. We are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and inspiring environment where every colleague feels empowered, heard, and valued. Through your work, you will contribute to positive working environments that enable staff to thrive and support the best possible outcomes for our young people.

Why join Endeavour Learning Trust?
In this role, you will:
Partner with a range of primary and secondary schools, gaining varied HR experience
Play a key role in a growing and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders and colleagues
Make a direct impact on staff experience and organisational effectiveness

If you share our values and are excited by this opportunity, please follow the guidance below for details on how to apply.

ROLE DETAILS

This position is full time and permanent, working 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-4:00pm.

This role will be based at ELT Head Office and regular travel between Trust schools and sites is an essential requirement of this role. Mileage will be reimbursed as appropriate.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form in full and in addition, please outline any relevant experience and personal qualities you would bring to Endeavour Learning Trust

Applications must be submitted by 9am on Thursday 30th April 2026. Interviews are to be confirmed.

If you require any further information about this role please contact our HR Manager, Mollie at m.fairhurst@endeavourlearning.org or on 01772 817904

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Endeavour Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Endeavour Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/endeavour-learning-trust

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