Schools People Partner
Wessex Learning Trust, Cheddar, BS27 3AQ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 8am
Date listed
23 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Support Staff Scale – Grade 9 (£40476 - £44711 FTE) - Actual Salary for 40 weeks pa full-time is £36348 - £40151
What skills and experience we're looking for
Schools People Partner
Permanent, Full-time (37 hours), Part-time will be considered (minimum 28 flexible hours)
Term-time only plus 2 weeks (40 weeks per year)
Support Staff Scale – Grade 9 (£40476 - £44711 FTE) Actual Salary for 40 weeks pa full-time is £36348 - £40151
The Wessex Learning Trust is a growing schools’ Trust based across Somerset and North Somerset driven by the ambition of providing high-quality education and personal development for our young people, from the ages of 6 months to 19 years. With over 1000 colleagues supporting our 6000 young people we truly believe that ‘our people’ within our settings deserve the best working environments, resources and engagement in an organisation where our values of Everyone Matters, Working Together and Making a Difference are lived-out daily.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join our People team.
The role of Schools People Partner will provide a professional HR service to our schools and settings within the Wessex Learning Trust supporting them with a range of people matters and timely strategic advice. This is a busy, varied role where you will be working in our culture of continuous improvement and will have an opportunity to make a difference with our stakeholders.
You will have previous experience as a HR practitioner or Business Partner within the education sector – preferably within a school or multi-academy trust, with a proven track record of handling a range of complex employee relations issues and casework.
What the school offers its staff
It is an exciting time to join the Wessex family as we grow, we can offer:
- The full support of a dedicated team of staff who are values-driven and are committed to a healthy working culture.
- The benefit of working in an innovative and forward-thinking Trust.
- The opportunity to work with a variety of different education phases across twenty schools, a teacher-training organisation and a fitness and leisure centre.
- A commitment to offering excellent CPD opportunities.
- Staff benefits, including discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme.
- A Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution in excess of 20%, subject to pension eligibility criteria.
- A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family.
To apply for this position, please complete a support staff application form, (available on our website), together with a letter of application for the attention of Ms Louise Hulbert (Trust Director of People and Culture). Applications should be returned by email to the HR Team. If you wish to discuss the role informally prior to making an application, please contact the HR team.
Closing date: 20 January 2025
Interview dates: 30 January 2025
The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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About Wessex Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- hr@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk
The Wessex Learning Trust is a leading multi-academy trust in the South West of England, offering a world class, twenty-first century education for all young people aged between two and nine-teen.
We are passionate about providing the very best education for all the children in our care. Our ambition is that every student is helped to achieve their full potential so that they can make a positive contribution to our society and realise their lifetime ambitions.
Each individual Academy in the Wessex Learning Trust is encouraged to maintain its own distinctive ethos, be at the centre of their community and raise aspirations and achievement. This is achieved in two ways: firstly, through excellent teaching to inspire curiosity, unlock talents and realise potential; and secondly, by ensuring high quality care, guidance and support that ensures the personal development and welfare of each child.
By working together, we believe we can harness the talents of all our staff, share good practice between all our Academies and share resources that enable us to concentrate on delivering excellence in education.
Arranging a visit to Wessex Learning Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk.
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