HR Manager
Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, WS4 2LA20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2025
Closing date
8 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 August 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
- £48,098.00 - £48,098.00 Annually (FTE)
HR Manager job summary
HR Manager
Arrangements: Monday to Friday, Full time, 37 hours per week, all year-round (open to discussions for alternative hours)
Full time annual salary: £48,098 (Scale Group 16)
Start date: October 2025
About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced HR Manager to join our Trust and play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting our HR provision across multiple school sites.
As the Trust continues to grow, we are entering an exciting phase in which the HR function is being centralised across all of our schools. In support of this development, we are seeking to expand the central HR team through the creation of this new role.
Reporting directly to the HR Director, you will work collaboratively to ensure the delivery of high-quality HR services, provide strategic and operational support, and lead a team of HR Officers.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Line manage and support HR Officers across all Trust schools.
- Provide leadership, motivation, and development opportunities to HR team members.
- Conduct regular reviews, spot checks, and ensure compliance with employment law and best practice.
- Advise on complex HR issues including risk assessments, sickness absence, and employee relations.
- Monitor and report HR metrics to the HR Director.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in a HR role for a minimum of 3 years.
- Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
- Previous experience of managing staff or a team.
- Ability to work across multiple sites with a proactive and adaptable approach.
- Experience in the education sector (desirable but not essential).
- CIPD qualification at Level 5.
As part of this role, you will be required to travel across multiple sites; therefore, daily access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving licence are essential requirements.
About Us
It is an exciting time to join an expanding and thriving Trust. Our central Head Office supports seven Academies across the West Midlands with over 800 staff employed and 7,000 pupils. We always say ‘if it’s not good enough for our own families it’s not good enough for our pupils’ and we really mean what we say. Every child deserves an exceptional education.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
To apply directly, please complete our application form. If you have any queries about the role please contact Molly Thomason (HR Director) on mthomason@matrixacademytrust.co.uk
Application Deadline: 8th September 2025
Please note that suitable candidates may be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Matrix Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Matrix Academy Trust website
Our vision is simple: every child deserves an exceptional education. We make this happen by doing the things which really make a difference. Working smartly means we have staff who want to work here. It ensures we have the capacity to care for every pupil, providing them with the best possible education – without exception.
A great school is one people want to work at and one parents want to send their children to. No matter how great our schools might be, we never rest on our laurels. We are restless in our efforts to keep improving and we instil this in our young people.
Welcome to Matrix Academy Trust.
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