HR Business Partner
Lime Trust, London, E4 8ET26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 2025
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
- £47,532.00 - £50,574.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Points 35-38, 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
HR Business Partner job summary
Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Luton, Peterborough and the London Borough's of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:
- Learners are safe and enjoy learning
- Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
- An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
- Employee potential is recognised and invested in
The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.
We passionately believe in promoting the well-being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.
Overview of the role
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to:
Effectively and efficiently manage a portfolio of HR casework and functions and provide advice on HR issues within the Trust schools
Establish and develop a responsive Business Partner type relationship with the Trust, Headteachers and Senior Leadership Teams
Provide professional advice, support and coaching to the Trust Headteachers and Senior Managers on the interpretation and application of all HR policies, processes and procedures, ensuring these are applied fairly and consistently
Advise the Schools Senior Leadership Teams on the people management implications of school policy and people strategy
Advise and recommend appropriate courses of action in line with relevant best practice, policies, employment legislation and statutory frameworks
Be responsible for cases delegated by the Head of HR by working with the Trust Headteacher s and/or School Business Managers to initiate the process in line with and oversee the sickness absence procedure when necessary
The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, be proactive and confident working with people.
The successful candidate will also demonstrate:
At least 3 years’ experience of working at HR Adviser/Officer level in a generalist role covering
ER case management
Experience of working in an HR role carrying out a range of HR duties, ideally in the education sector
Experience of dealing and building effective relationships with trade unions
Experience of supporting managers in all areas of people matters, including recruitment, disciplinary, grievance, absence and sickness casework
Experience of working within a customer focused environment with the ability to establish good working relationships with a variety of people e.g. senior leaders, job applicants, employees
Experience of dealing with employee relations casework and HR best practice
Experience of managing a team
A commitment to the vision and values of the Trust, alongside a collaborative and effective partnership working style to enable you to fulfil this role
You will be a highly motivated practitioner who is committed to implementing significant and sustained improvements across the schools and the wider Trust, who is enthusiastic to see all of our pupils’ flourish in safe, secure and welcoming learning environments.
Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates could be called for interview prior to the closing date.
Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact Lisa Collison Head of HR on 07741909707 to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
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 are not accepted.
About Lime Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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