Human Resources Business Partner (Central HR Team)

The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds, LS27 0LZ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 October 2026

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 Thursday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm From time to time, you may be required to work additional hours to meet the reasonable needs of the organisation.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: PO3–PO4 (SCP 32–38) £44,253 - £50,908

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an HR professional who thrives on influence, challenge and making a real difference? Shape the future of people, culture and performance across a multi‑academy trust.

At The GORSE Academies Trust (GORSE), HR plays a central role in enabling organisational success through people. We are seeking a confident and credible HR Business Partner to join our forward‑thinking central team and support leaders across our educational establishments.

This is a high‑impact role, working alongside senior leaders to shape strategy, strengthen practice and help create an inclusive and effective culture across GORSE.

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll play a central role across the trust, working closely with Principals and leadership teams to:

• Align HR strategy with organisational goals.
• Lead on complex employee relations cases, bringing clarity and resolution at pace.
• Drive organisational development, performance management and change initiatives.
• Use data and insight to influence and support decision making.
• Support talent management, succession planning and workforce development.
• Champion a positive, values driven culture across GORSE.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is not only technically strong, but also confident influencing at senior level.

You’ll bring:

• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience in either a HR Business Partner, HR Manager or Advisor role.
• Confidence managing complex and sensitive employee relations issues.
• A collaborative, proactive approach with excellent communication skills.
• A data informed mindset and ability to drive improvement.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

https://www.tgat.org.uk/jobs/36256/Led by Sir John Townsley, GORSE has a well-known reputation for changing the deal for children and young adults who come from some of the most impoverished parts of the country. Our central mission is to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. Consequently, our students and our professionals are in the vanguard of the national drive which seeks to prove that where teaching is excellent, leadership inspiring and behaviour standards exemplary all children excel regardless of background.

Our 15 academies, our central team, our Teaching School Hub and GORSE SCITT work in a tightknit manner which sees our students prospering as a result of great partnership. Our professionals recognise the enormous advantage that comes from belonging to a network of excellence and we as a trust recognise that there is much to be gained when great organisations work with integrity, moral purpose and determination.

If you would like to know more about our Trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk.

How to Apply:

If you’re ready for a role where you can influence, shape and grow, we’d love to hear from you. You can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from our website www.tgat.org.uk/jobs/36256/, request them by email at recruitment@tgat.org.uk or call us on 0113 487 8888.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Applying for the job

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

3. PO3-PO4 HR Business Partner (Central Team) V2.pdf - 313 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Gorse Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Gorse Academies Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01134878888
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gorse-academies-trust

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