Human Resources Adviser
Cascade Multi Academy Trust, Sheffield, S5 0AAThis job expired on 6 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week for 41 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Full time equivalent (FTE) - £38,220 - £41,771
Pay scale
- Grade 7, Scale point 27 - Scale point 31
What skills and experience we're looking for
The postholder will be required to travel to the schools within the Trust.
Accountable to: Chief Operations Officer and Chief Executive Officer.
This is a great opportunity to be part of the Trust’s future growth and development in a busy and exciting role that provides a valuable contribution that enables our schools to deliver the best possible outcomes for our children.
Our vision at Cascade MAT is to transform the life chances of our children; ensure safe and secure learning environments; create inspirational places for our staff to work and to be an influential part of the local community.
Across the Trust we inspire our children to aim high and succeed, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future. We promote understanding, respect and tolerance for each other.
We are looking to appoint an engaging and experienced HR professional to join our friendly Central Team to provide a responsive high quality, professional, proactive and visible HR service across the Trust. You will be joining a supportive team of colleagues and be able to contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the service.
- We are looking for candidates that can play a key role in all aspects of HR, including: Provide advice and support to leaders and employees on a range of general HR issues including pay and conditions, local and national agreements, employment law and good practice.
- Provide comprehensive, professional HR advice and support in the management of discipline, grievance, absence, performance, pay, restructure, redundancy, flexible working, family policies, recruitment and TUPE.
- Researching, developing, updating and implementing Trust HR policies/ procedures and HR/Payroll systems to ensure compliance with employment law, national and local terms and conditions.
- Support the design and delivery of briefings and training in respect of HR issues for a wide range of audiences.
- Contribute to the analysis of HR data and production of reports to the Trust Board and other stakeholders across the Trust, identifying any risks and action required to address these.
- Work in partnership with Leadership, staff and all stakeholders to create and maintain a collaborative culture that shares best practice, supports continuous improvement & well-being, that has a positive effect on teaching & learning for our children.
- Can contribute to the development of the of leaders through coaching and training to develop their people management skills.
If you are a flexible, positive and proactive team-player with excellent communication, administrative and IT skills, and have the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues, we would love to hear from you. It is important that you can work confidently with a range of stakeholders and be committed to providing a quality HR service to all our stakeholders.
Experience of working in a generalist HR role is essential, ideally within the academy or maintained school sector and an understanding of the regulatory requirements in education.
Ideally you should hold (or be working towards) a CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification.
Cascade MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Our Safeguarding policy and Safer Recruitment policy can be found on Cascade’s website.
What the school offers its staff
For all your hard work, we provide:
A career pathway
Enhanced disclosure check paid for by the Trust
Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Pension Scheme
Employee benefits including Westfield Health
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Cascade MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Our Safeguarding policy and Safer Recruitment policy can be found on Cascade’s website.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice, the Trust will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates.
Shortlisted candidates are required to complete a self-declaration criminal history form prior to interview and any disclosures will be discussed with candidates at the interview stage.
The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS prior to employment commencing.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cascade Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@cascademat.co.uk
Cascade Multi Academy Trust is a Trust of collaboration, challenge and support to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and communities we serve. We believe that by working together, we can provide shared expertise, resources, and opportunities for everyone within the MAT. We are a Trust where commitment, participation, involvement and achievement are expected of all.
Cascade is currently a Trust of four primaries situated in the North of Sheffield. Our focus is one of partnership working to continually improve the educational offer for our children and their families. We aim to create opportunities for all our children regardless of their needs, and strive help them fulfil their potential.
Arranging a visit to Cascade Multi Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cascademat.co.uk.
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