HR Business Partner

The Athelstan Trust, Tetbury, GL8 8AE

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 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: £39,862.00 - £42,839.00 Annually (FTE) Flexible / part-time / term-time-only+ hours will be considered

HR Business Partner job summary

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of six secondary schools and four primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 800 people and educate over 5,000 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.

As a member of our Athelstan Trust, you will benefit from:

- Being part of a trust that is absolutely committed to raising educational standards for all the children in our schools

- Our commitment to developing the talents and skills of all our staff throughout their career

- Being part of a caring, collaborative and excellent community

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking HR Business Partner to join our growing Multi-Academy Trust. Supporting initially a portfolio of 3 secondary and 2 primary schools, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a positive people culture, strengthening leadership capability, and ensuring our HR practices enable outstanding outcomes for students and staff.

As a trusted partner to Headteachers and senior leaders, you will provide strategic and operational HR guidance across the full employee lifecycle — from workforce planning and organisational development to employee relations and wellbeing.

Our commitment to safeguarding children and young people

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions.

References

References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check (see information below) and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

Flexible working and equality

We are a flexible working employer and are open to requests for working arrangements which make this post manageable to suitable candidates. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview also, so please ask us.

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

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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 The Athelstan Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Athelstan Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-athelstan-trust

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of five secondary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 600 people and educate 4,100 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years. From April 2023, we are excited to welcome two primary schools, and this will provide new opportunities for collaboration and strenthen the Trust further.

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