People Business Partner
The Brooke Weston Trust, Kettering, NN15 7AA10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
7 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £43,900.00 - £52,301.00 Annually (FTE)
People Business Partner job summary
Salary: BWT Grade 10 - Leadership 3
Hours per week / Weeks per year: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - with 25 days holiday (increasing after 5 years)
If you would like to have an informal phone call or Teams Meeting with our Head of People Kathryn Pithey to see if this role if for you, please drop us a message - we'd love to speak with you!
What We’re Looking For:
We’re seeking a highly motivated and proactive People Business Partner who excels in building strong relationships and managing stakeholders effectively. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in HR, with a deep understanding of current employment laws and their practical application. You'll need to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing. Your role will involve coaching and advising senior leaders, being the point of escalation for complex workplace issues, and leading HR initiatives to support our Trust’s People Strategy.
Your Experience and Skills:
The successful candidate will bring significant experience as a People or HR Business Partner, ideally within a multi-site environment, with education sector experience being a bonus. You should be skilled in creating and delivering training sessions, managing projects, and implementing change effectively. Strong presentation skills, the ability to identify and analyse trends, and proficiency with HRIS and Microsoft Office are essential. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for developing people plans and supporting school improvement initiatives. Your role will also include leading on diversity and inclusion initiatives, working with trade unions, and supporting policy development and implementation.
As a member of staff at Brooke Weston Trust we can offer you:
- Opportunities for continued professional development and access to the BWT Centre for Professional Development
- The support of a committed team who work collaboratively to maintain high standards and expectations
- A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch each day
- A range of benefits from Health Care cash plans, access to an online GP, an annual leave purchase scheme - alongside high street discounts and salary sacrifice scheme's
- Local Government Pension Scheme
About Brooke Weston Trust
Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.
Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.
We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Centre for Professional Development, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School.
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 are not accepted.
About The Brooke Weston Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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