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HR Manager
Cabot Learning Federation, Bristol, BS15 4JT12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
28 October 2025
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 October 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
- £51,773 - £57,137
HR Manager job summary
Job Title: HR Manager (Employee Relations Team)
Actual Annual Salary: £51,773 - £57,137 (CLF Grade L1 - L5) Based on 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday / All year-round
Additional role information: Hybrid – Kingswood, Bristol office, home working, and travel across CLF academies including working at locations in Somerset and Gloucestershire, as required. Flexible working arrangements can be considered for this role, including the possibility of 0.8 FTE or flexibility over school holiday periods. These options can be discussed further during the interview process.
Provisional Start Date: December 2025
Lead the way in HR strategy and help us create inclusive, thriving school communities.
We’re looking for a strategic and solutions-focused HR Manager to join our Central HR Team at Cabot Learning Federation. This is a pivotal role within our Employee Relations Team, where you’ll lead on complex casework, drive organisational change, and influence HR practice across our diverse multi-academy trust.
You’ll work closely with Principals, senior leaders, and external partners to deliver high-quality, pragmatic HR advice and support. From safeguarding and compliance to TUPE and employment law, your expertise will help shape a proactive, values-led HR service that supports our academies and central teams.
This is a trust-wide role, offering variety, challenge, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the federation
About you:
You will have:
- Significant experience in employee relations, including leading change programmes (e.g. TUPE, restructures, redundancies).
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and safeguarding practices in education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, influence and build trust across all levels.
- A Chartered CIPD membership and ideally a degree-level qualification.
- A proactive, analytical mindset with the ability to problem-solve and manage complex, sensitive situations.
- A commitment to equity, inclusion, and continuous improvement in HR practice.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
Why join CLF’s Central HR Team?
- Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking HR team that values innovation and integrity.
- Lead on strategic HR projects and contribute to shaping policy and practice across the trust.
- Enjoy flexible hybrid working and a supportive culture that prioritises wellbeing and development.
- Gain exposure to a wide range of HR activities across primary, secondary, and alternative provision settings.
- Access career development opportunities within a growing multi-academy trust.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 10 November 2025 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting: 11 November 2025
- Interviews: 18 November 2025
For an informal discussion about the role/to find out more, please email CLFs Recruitment Team directly (details can be found on the 'Contact Us' page on CLFs main website, or in the 'Application Instructions' section when applying).
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cabot Learning Federation
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse West Country multi-academy trust which is home to 36 schools operating in five clusters in Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Somerset.
The CLF is unique due to its tight geographical concentration, the diversity of the communities it serves, and the variety of educational provisions it offers. We are one of the largest and most respected trusts in the South West and hold national as well as regional recognition due to the breadth and influence of strong practice in our trust.
Our collaborative culture, driven by a strong moral purpose, is key to our success. We believe strong collaboration can drive school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. Our team is united with the common goal of delivering outstanding educational experiences and promoting the life chances of the young people in our academies now and in the future.
Following a recent period of growth, we are proud to serve circa 18,000 pupils who all attend one of our 10 secondary academies, 17 primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete post-16 provision, three special schools and two alternative provisions spanning the age ranges.
The CLF is an equal opportunity employer and is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. To ensure our leadership team is fully representative of the people we serve, we are encouraging applications for this role from global majority communities.
We are proud to be part of a diverse region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils’ needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
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