HR Manager
Mayfield School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJThis job expired on 31 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 £33,366 to £40,476
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Manager to join our growing team of professional and dedicated staff at Mayfield School, which is part of Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT). You will play a key role in providing a professional, efficient and proactive Human Resources service, partnering with school leaders and the Trust HR team, line managing the school HR Assistant, providing HR support and advice on a range of matters, ensuring high levels of accuracy and compliance whilst observing relevant employment legislation. This role will evolve over the next 12-24 months, with an initial focus on supporting the school to improve staff attendance and supporting with wellbeing, including analysis of the root causes of absence and recommendations to address these. It will include playing a lead role in developing capacity through training line managers for the return to work process. This will involve close collaboration with the Mayfield leadership team and the Trust HR team, working towards strategic cultural change and more centralised ways of working.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can communicate effectively at all levels. You will be comfortable working productively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks, and prioritising workload; providing support and guidance on a variety of employee relation matters including, absence management, recruitment, disciplinary, conduct and performance management in line with Trust policies and procedures.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate evidence of CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) alongside experience of working in a HR role in a supervisory or management capacity. Experience of working with students is desirable and at interview, you will be able to clearly display a commitment to the pastoral care of students in school.
Mayfield School is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve gold status.
The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school.
We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust which is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is ‘Better Never Ends’.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
- All support staff are enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (West Midlands Pension Fund) which provides a secure pension and immediate life cover.
- We offer an Employee Assistance Programme called BHSF which provides:24/7 access to a GP from anywhere in the world, ; a telephone helpline and, face to face consultation service
- Private prescription service
- Expert and practical legal advice24/7;
- Confidential helpline for support with emotional matters;
- Money management support.
- We offer a generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years plus service and 34 following 10 years plus service.
You will be supported in your role by the school leadership team, the central HR team and other HR professionals from across the Trust. You will attend EIAT HR Group meetings half termly, to share good practice, receive HR updates and network with other HR staff from across the Trust, as well as having individual regular contact and support from the central HR team.
Flexible working opportunities
Term Time Only plus 3 weeks or All Year Round (with the option to bank some hours). Hybrid working considered (to be discussed).
Further details about the role
Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date.
We welcome informal visits and encourage applicants to have a conversation with us about the role and terms. To find out more about the role or arrange a visit to the school, please email hr@educationimpact.org.uk.
How to apply:
Please apply online:https://educationimpact.org.uk/jobs
Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) or accept them instead of an application form.
If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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.
About Mayfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 309 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mayfield School website
- Email address
- hr@educationimpact.org.uk
Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.
This post involves working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, and sensory needs.
The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Curriculum Leaders are expected to work across both sites and are typically committed to teaching 16-19 hours per week.
In recent years Mayfield has engaged with all stakeholders to design the “Get Real” curriculum to be ambitious for all our pupils and equip them with the knowledge, opportunities, and experiences to succeed. Curriculum Leaders play a key part in continuing to develop our curriculum offer, role modelling and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum and assessing its impact. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring middle leader to really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families through education.
Arranging a visit to Mayfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@educationimpact.org.uk.
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