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People Business Partner

Inova Multi Academy Trust Limited, Sheffield, S10 5RG

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week. Some evening work may be required on occasion to attend governance meetings
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 9

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a People Business Partners to support us in our journey to giving our pupils the bestpossible education. You will play a critical role in providing a responsive and high quality HR service to a cluster ofschools, fostering a positive work culture and ensuring compliance with employment law and regulations. Your timelyand proactive support in resolving and mitigating risk from employee relations casework will enable leaders to focuson their ambitions and drive for excellence.You will be a true ‘partner’ to our schools by having a comprehensive understanding of their HR challenges. ThePeople Business Partner will operate on a proactive / strategic level as well as a reactive level, supporting allapplicable employee relations case work.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is CIPD Level 5 qualified.

• Has significant experience of working within a fast paced HR team, delivering a high quality HRadvisory/business partnering service.

• Strong knowledge and ability to interpret current employment law, legislation and Codes ofPractice.

• Ideally has experience of working in a senior HR role within the education sector.

In return, the successful candidate will:

• Be a member of the Trust's strong and dynamic central team of professionals

• Have access to The Local Government Pension Scheme

• Options to discuss flexible and hybrid working

• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Discounted membership for Westfield Health

• Free flu vaccinations

• Occupational Health

• Wellbeing Programme

• Continuous CPD and Training

What the school offers its staff

Each of our schools has its own distinctive character, reflecting the local communityit serves. Children joining us have a broad range of abilities and social backgrounds.We recognise and celebrate different aptitudes and interests and believe thateveryone can develop through dedication and hard work, leaving our schools fullyprepared for successful lives.

Primary Education

Each of our primary schools are Ofsted graded ‘Good’ giving our children anexcellent start to their education and preparing them fully for their secondarytransition.

Secondary Education

Our secondary schools work in close collaboration to further develop our curriculumand outcomes. Our sixth form provision is Ofsted graded ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding.’

Central Services

Our support staff are highly valued, and we offer a range of central services to ourschools to enable them to concentrate on outstanding teaching, high qualitylearning and effective support for individual needs. Services include:

• Catering

• Communications and Marketing

• Facilities and Estates

• Finance

• Governance

• HR

• IT

• School Improvement

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.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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

INOVA Trust People Business Partner Recruitment Pack - New.pdf - 1.97 MB (opens in new tab)

About Inova Multi Academy Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: belwood@taptontrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tapton-school-academy-trust

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