People and Culture Advisor

Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 6ND

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,622.00 - £33,882.00 Annually (FTE) £28,868 - £30,931 Actual salary based on 37 hours, Term time + 2

People and Culture Advisor job summary

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on building strong relationships and making a meaningful impact day to day? We’re looking for a People and Culture Advisor to join our friendly, forward-thinking team at Djanogly City Academy.

The role is an advisory role based in a busy secondary academy and will require the post holder to provide practical and solution-focused HR support to leaders and employees across the Academy. You’ll be the first point of contact for people related matters, working closely with school leaders and the Head of People and Culture on casework, employee relations, wellbeing, and policy implementation.

Due to the nature of the role, it will be predominantly based on site at Djanogly City Academy, with the flexibility of one day per week working from home. The role is advertised as 37 hours per week but we welcome applications from part time applicants. The role is term time plus 2 weeks.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience of providing HR advice and support in a fast-paced environment
• A clear understanding of employment law and HR best practice
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with a range of people.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach
• Passion for ensuring and developing a positive culture to enable employees to thrive
• Confidence managing employee relations issues such as absence, conduct, performance, and grievance
• Ideally CIPD qualified or working towards (or equivalent experience)
• Experience in an education or public sector setting is desirable but not essential

What we offer:

• A fantastic Local Government Pension Scheme
• Healthshield healthcare cash plan - cash back on dental, optical and wellbeing procedures, as well as a virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Program and shopping and travel discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Sponsorship for continued professional development (CPD)
• Supportive team culture within a forward thinking multi-academy trust

For further information about Djanogly Learning Trust or the wider People and Culture Team please visit the Djanogly Learning Trust website. Also, please feel free to get in touch if you would like an informal chat about the role.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

About Djanogly City Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1246 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Djanogly City Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/djanogly-city-academy

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