People Advisor
Diverse Academies Trust, Retford, DN22 7EA44 days remaining to apply
Job start date
12 October 2026
Closing date
30 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 July 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 Friday. Term Time Only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £39,772 (Actual Salary £34,418)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a People/HR professional who is passionate about people, thrives on building relationships and enjoys helping managers navigate people related challenges with confidence.
As a People Advisor, you will provide high-quality advice, guidance and support on a range of employee relations and people matters, helping leaders create positive, inclusive and high-performing teams. Working closely with our Senior People Advisor and People Partners, you will support managers with attendance, wellbeing, capability, conduct and wider employee relations matters, ensuring that our people practices are fair, consistent and aligned to our values.
This role provides a fantastic opportunity to broaden your People/HR experience across a large and diverse organisation while making a genuine difference to the people who support our children and young people every day.
What you'll be doing
You will:
- Provide professional advice and guidance to leaders and managers on people policies, procedures and employment practices.
- Support and manage a range of employee relations matters including attendance, wellbeing, disciplinary, grievance and capability cases.
- Coach managers and help build confidence in people management practices.
- Build strong and trusted relationships with leaders and colleagues across the Trust.
- Support positive employee relations and champion early intervention approaches.
- Produce workforce data, reports and management information that support informed decision-making.
- Contribute to improvement projects, initiatives and activities that enhance the colleague experience.
- Demonstrate and promote our values of We Empower, We Respect and We Care in everything you do.
About you
We are looking for someone who is approachable, collaborative and committed to delivering a high-quality people service.
You will have:
- Experience working within an HR or People function.
- Experience providing advice and guidance on People/HR policies, procedures and employment practices.
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills.
- The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- A professional, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) or be working towards this qualification.
- A commitment to confidentiality, integrity and professional standards.
Experience within education, the public sector, employee relations casework, workforce reporting or trade union engagement would be advantageous.
What the school offers its staff
At Diverse Academies Trust, everything we do is driven by our vision:
To inspire. To raise aspirations. To create brighter tomorrows.
We are a thriving family of primary, secondary and special academies united by a shared mission: to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we make a difference in our diverse communities and in the lives of those who learn and work with us.
Why join Diverse Academies Trust?
At Diverse Academies, our people are central to our success. We strive to create an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to achieve their full potential.
Outstanding professional development
One of the things that makes Diverse Academies special is our commitment to developing our people. Through the Diverse Association for Professional Learning, colleagues have access to high-quality professional development, leadership programmes, coaching opportunities and career pathways that support both personal growth and professional excellence.
Whether you're looking to deepen your employee relations expertise, broaden your People/HR experience or develop towards a future People team role, you'll find the support, challenge and opportunities to help you get there.
Our benefits
We offer a comprehensive rewards and benefits package, including:
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a significant employer contribution.
- Excellent CPD, leadership and coaching development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- GP helpline and wellbeing support.
- Eyecare vouchers.
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle-to-work programmes.
- Lifestyle discounts and savings.
- Health cash plan options.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding and child protection is of the highest priority to our Trust – and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our children and young people.
We have a dedicated strategic lead who works with designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in all academies to work with leadership teams, governors and trustees to quality assure, advise and develop the highest standards of culture and compliance across our academies and throughout the organisation.
https://www.diverseacademies.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/safeguarding-and-child-protection/
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Diverse Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- jhedge@diverse-ac.org.uk
Founded in September 2011, Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust consisting of 14 academies – six secondary, six primary and two special – across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
We have a shared sixth form centre facility in Hucknall, which is managed in partnership with the National Church of England Academy. Queen Elizabeth’s in Mansfield, is a faith academy under the Church of England and is rooted in a Christian ethos. The academy works in partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham to provide an education that is distinctively Christian, and is inclusive for students from all backgrounds, of the Christian faith, other faiths and no faith.
The Trust Board provides overall support and challenge to academies through the leadership and management and governance structures within the Diverse Academies.
Arranging a visit to Diverse Academies Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jhedge@diverse-ac.org.uk.
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