HR & Casework Manager
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust, Wythenshawe, M23 2YS9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 November 2024
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
- £40,476.00 - £44,711.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 8 scp. 31-35
HR & Casework Manager job summary
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust are looking to appoint a HR & Casework Manager. The person appointed will be based within the central team of the Trust and will work in collaboration with all the schools within the Trust across Manchester, Trafford, Tameside and Stockport. The role will provide a professional HR advisory service and operational HR support for the Trust, being the first point of contact for staff and manager queries on HR matters. You will also provide support to the Strategic HR Officer, as required and work as part of a wider Trust HR team to support activity as and when required.
This is a full-time post, however we will consider applicants who are interested in any full or part time working arrangements, including term time only, annualised hours, consolidated hours, reduced days per week, job sharing and any other agile or flexible working arrangement.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a diverse and challenging role to develop themselves further professionally. We are looking for an individual who would complement our existing Trust Central Team, who deliver HR, Finance, ICT and School improvement services to our schools.
The Trust is seeking to appoint an individual who has the experience, motivation, enthusiasm and skill set to work in partnership with the Headteachers and other stakeholders to help develop our rapidly expanding Trust.
The main duties of the role are:
HR policy - First point of call via the HR inbox / telephone for queries and advice on all HR matters, policies / terms and conditions from staff and managers, ensuring good practice and compliance in line with policy and legislation.
Case work - Employee relations case work, including grievance, disciplinary (inc. safeguarding), absence and capability/performance (with support of the Strategic HR Officer for more complex matters), which may include organising hearings and case papers, notetaking, drafting and issuing letters, occasionally conducting investigations, advising investigating officers / managers / panels at meetings / hearings.
Recruitment - Advising on recruitment to “add value” and improve processes, including management of any HR matters arising. This may include collation/review/analysis of equalities and other data.
Other HR activity – to include support with the completion and submission of statutory returns eg. gender pay gap, pensions, and apprenticeship levy; attending and participating in training events; partaking in ad hoc HR project work; and assisting with HR audits, Ofsted inspections, or any management information analysis required.
General – Attending and participating in induction and training events and ad hoc project work as required.
The successful candidate will:
Have a good standard of numeracy and literacy
Be CIPD Qualified or working towards qualification
Have experience of working in HR in an educational setting
Demonstrate a good understanding of teachers’ and support staff terms and conditions
Have an empathy with issues affecting schools
Understand relevant policy, procedure, employment law and good practice in relation to HR in schools, along with the ability to assess implications and articulate risk
Be a “people person”; able to build strong working relationships with, and influence others.
Have a high level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Office.
Have the ability to use HR and education information systems eg. SAM People would be advantageous.
Be an effective and collaborative team member.
Take a solution-based approach to problems
Be a role model - understand, commit to and model the Catholic values and ethos
Be able and willing to work flexibly and respond to change on a daily basis, including working outside normal hours of work, on occasions, and in different Trust locations.
We can offer the successful candidate:
An opportunity to join an experienced and highly cohesive team led by innovative, supportive and creative professionals
Work in a vibrant, happy and welcoming environment characterised by excellent relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme which is one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of 18.5%
A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications and opportunities to access other relevant paid training
Recognition of continuous and aggregated service for eligible employees
26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days’ holiday plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service
A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:
o A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family
o 24-hour access to a telephone GP service offering prompt appointments and a private prescription service;
o a contribution towards the costs for optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments and health screening;
o discounted gym memberships;
o a large range of retail discounts.
o Some benefits are also available to family members
o Flu vaccination clinics
o Eyecare vouchers
Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the Trust and meet with the Trust’s Strategic HR Officer. Please email louise.warrillow@corpuschristitrust.co.uk to make arrangements. The Trust Central Team are based at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Wythenshawe. The person appointed will be expected to travel between all the schools within the Trust and will also have the flexibility to work remotely/from home.
If you would like to apply for the position, you will need to complete the Application Form available at ‘Apply Now’.
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online/social media check, appropriate overseas check and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
Applicants are advised that schools and colleges designated with a religious character in England and Wales are permitted by law to require certain posts to be filled by practising Catholics or individuals who hold a Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. Where it is not a requirement of the role to be a practising Catholic, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
It is not a requirement of this role to be a practising Catholic and therefore, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
Please note CVs and agency referrals will not be accepted.
Please note that whilst the successful candidate will be appointed to the Trust Central Team, the Trust reserves the right to deploy staff at any of its schools depending on need, where agreement is reached with all parties.
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 Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust
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- Multi-academy trust
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