HR Officer
King's Group Academies, Portsmouth, PO2 0NT22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,067 - £35,235
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hours:37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Location: Portsmouth / Hybrid with occasional travel to other academies across the Trust as required.
Salary: The salary range for this role is £31,067 - £35,235 (Band 7, Point 13-17)
Reporting to: HR Operations Manager
Role Purpose
The HR Officer will play a key role in the Central HR team, providing high-quality, effective HR support to employees and leaders across King’s Group Academies. The role will focus on supporting the Trust’s development of HR practices and managing HR transactions, covering the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that the Trust remains compliant with employment law and best practices. The HR Officer will also assist with the implementation of trust-wide HR initiatives and provide guidance and advice on HR matters, escalating queries to the HR Operations Manager and People Partners as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a professional, centralised HR service to schools within the Trust, covering all aspects of HR administration including recruitment, onboarding, inductions, contracts, and employee lifecycle management.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of HR transactions such as absence management, payroll, and employee benefits.
- Maintain a trust-wide email distribution group for trust-wide communications.
- Monitoring the trust-wide recognition scheme, producing and distributing certificates to nominee’s, arranging a quarterly draw, and liaising with the Headteachers.
- Support the HR Operations Manager with the development, implementation, and review of HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with current employment law and best practice.
- Advise leaders and employees on HR policies, employment terms and conditions, and basic employment law.
- Setting up, compiling agendas and note taking at meetings e.g union and management meetings.
- Working with the HR Operations Manager on ensuring that the Trust’s record of visa sponsorship is maintained and reviewed regularly for required updates, and providing advice to academies on the process of sponsorship as required.
- Keep a record of the HR budget and associated spending, reporting the Director of People regularly.
- Act as the project lead for trust-wide HR initiatives as directed by the HR Operations Manager, driving development and embedding of HR processes and initiatives such as performance management, training and development, and employee wellbeing.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders across the Trust to ensure the successful delivery and integration of HR initiatives.
- Maintain accurate employee records and ensure the HRIS is updated in a timely manner.
- Ensure accurate tracking of HR metrics, providing reports to the Senior Leadership as required.
- Assist with the identification of training needs and support the delivery of training to employees and leaders across the Trust.
- Support with inductions and CPD opportunities.
- Support the People Partners with employee relations matters as required, including disciplinary, grievance, and absence management processes.
- Actively contribute to the continual improvement of HR processes to ensure an efficient, effective, and compliant HR service.
- Maintain knowledge of current HR trends and best practices, applying this knowledge to enhance the HR offering within the Trust.
Our ideal candidate
The HR Officer role requires a professional with substantial experience in a generalist HR position, preferably within an education or Multi-Academy Trust setting, and a strong understanding of HR processes and best practice. You will have:
- Significant experience in a generalist HR role.
- Understanding of employment law and HR best practices.
- Experience in using a HRIS.
- Good understanding of basic payroll.
- Strong organisational skills with proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with people at all levels.
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues with confidentiality and professionalism.
- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in data management.
- Proficiency in Google suite for documents, workflows, reporting and meetings.
Additionally, the ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate a proactive and solution-oriented approach to HR challenges, with the ability to adapt to dynamic environments. Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and the ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the Trust are essential. The candidate should be an excellent team player, highly organised, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and professionalism. Integrity, confidentiality, and a commitment to continuous improvement in HR practices will be key for success in this role.
What the school offers its staff
In return
Working for KGA delivers all the benefits you would expect from a large employer including:
- Generous annual leave and other holiday entitlement along with flexible working.
- Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Discount and recognition schemes.
- Great CPD opportunities.
How to apply
To apply, please download the application pack and complete the application form, sending it to centralhr@kingsacademies.uk. The application pack and further details of the role can be found on our website https://www.kingsacademies.uk/page/?title=HR+Officer+Vacancy&pid=65&action=saved.
KGA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts within our academies are exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants will be required to declare spent and unspent convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as spent and complete an Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Such declarations will be made on the appropriate section of the application form, and will be removed prior to the selection panel shortlisting process. The chair of the panel will discuss relevant, positive declarations confidentially with the applicant at interview. The disclosure of convictions, cautions or pending cases will not necessarily prevent employment but will be considered in the same way as positive DBS disclosures.
Application deadline
Wednesday 5th February 2025.
Selection process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in an activity and a face-to-face interview on Wednesday 12th February 2025 at King’s Academy College Park, Portsmouth.
Commitment to safeguarding
To ensure the best possible provisions and outcomes in relation to safeguarding: Safeguarding is represented at a senior level by our Safeguarding Lead.
We have a series of measures in place to help create safe and inclusive environments for children and young people here at at KGA. These include: Recruitment and selection processes, the provision of a safeguarding induction, in-depth safeguarding training, a clear, accessible reporting mechanism and guidance for all representatives of The Trust employee and volunteers.
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About King's Group Academies
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- centralhr@kingsacademies.uk
KGA is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with academy sponsor status recognised by both the DfE and the Regional Schools Commissioners.
KGA offers a unique home for schools wishing to join us. We look to our Academy heads to help drive improvement within KGA through our Education Board, supported by a group of trustees with a considerable depth of international, business and financial expertise.
KGA is driven by a clear moral purpose. This translates into an expectation that all young people can and will achieve, but within an open, value-driven environment.
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