People Advisor
Warden Park Secondary Academy, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5DP21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBA
Closing date
2 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Payscale £32,597 - £34,434 f.t.e, prorated to £23,316.26 - £24,630.25 (depending on experience)
People Advisor job summary
PEOPLE ADVISOR
30 hours per week (flexible working considered)
Permanent position
Term Time only plus 10 days (40 weeks per annum)
Based in cuckfield with some travel to our academies
Payscale £32,597 - £34,434 f.t.e, prorated to £23,316.26 - £24,630.25 (depending on experience)
Join a Growing Trust that Nurtures Excellence
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity in an organisation that actively nurtures and encourages the development of personal and professional excellence?
As Sussex Learning Trust expands, we are seeking a career-focused team player to join our friendly and supportive People Team. If you are a resilient HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, we would love to hear from you.
Your Mission
- Empower Leadership: Coach and support line managers to deliver effective people management strategies to staff within their academies.
- Expert Guidance: Provide legally compliant advice and support on employee relations matters, based on ACAS guidelines and evidence-based practice.
- Operational Excellence: Support the delivery of high-quality HR and payroll services across the Trust.
About You
You are a technically credible, pragmatic and principled professional who is comfortable advising Senior Leadership Teams and responding well in a fast-paced environment. You possess:
- Resilience & Rapport: The ability to build instant credibility, a solution-focused approach, and a "can-do" attitude.
- Proven Expertise: A solid track record of coaching managers and providing an effective casework and advisory service.
- Balance: A team-player mindset with the autonomy to progress people matters for your lead academies.
- Flexibility: The ability to find pragmatic solutions while working within the framework of our policies and UK employment law.
Ready to make a difference?
If this feels like your next chapter, and you would like to find out more about the role our Chief People Officer julie.keylock@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk would love to hear from you. We look forward to receiving your application.
Sussex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to the equality of opportunity. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full disclosure and barring service check before appointment is confirmed, along with other relevant pre-employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment and KCSIE.
PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS MADE BY CV. PLEASE ENSURE YOU COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM FULLY.
Closing Date: 9.00am 2nd June
Interview Date: TBC 2nd week of June.
We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Warden Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to the equality of opportunity, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Warden Park Secondary Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1538 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Warden Park Secondary Academy website
Warden Park is an exciting and vibrant school focused on getting the Best from All. We are located in the beautiful village of Cuckfield and offer a very high quality educational experience for approx. 1400 students in the Mid-Sussex area.
Getting the Best from All is at the centre of all that we do here at Warden Park. By providing the very best learning opportunities for our students we ensure that they leave with the best possible qualifications and the skills and attributes of the life-long learner. Warden Park has a strong and enviable tradition for high standards in academic achievement and excellence in sports, the arts and charitable community projects.
We focus on empowering our students, developing them personally, socially and emotionally, as well as academically. We are committed to offering the highest quality education to our students, an education that is rich in variety and opportunity, that fully embraces digital technologies and that develops our students into confident and aspirational young adults.
The outstanding relationships that exist between teachers, students, parents and carers and the local community sit at the heart of our successes and ensure that students are fully supported in their learning and development.
At Warden Park we ensure that every student is known as an individual, that we are responsive to individual’s needs and that each child develops the confidence and resilience to reach their potential. We provide students with a real breadth of subject choice enabling them to acquire a broad base of knowledge and understanding that will help each to find and then pursue their interests and passions. We are one of only 40 accredited Apple Distinguished Schools in the UK and through our innovative use of iPad technology, students develop the digital skills that will prepare them for life in the 21st century.
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