Schools’ People Partner

Wessex Learning Trust, Cheddar, BS27 3AQ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November/December 2025

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Support Staff Scale – Grade 9 (£41,771 - £46,142 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full-time 37 hours per week (Part-time will be considered 25 hours +)

1 year Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover) commencing Nov/Dec 2025

Term-time only plus 2 weeks (40 weeks per year)

Support Staff Scale – Grade 9 (£41,771 - £46,142 FTE)

Actual Salary for 40 weeks, 37 hours a week is £37,510 - £41,435 pa

The Wessex Learning Trust is a growing schools’ Trust based across Somerset and North Somerset driven by the ambitionof providing high-quality education and personal development for our young people, from the ages of6 months to 19 years. With over 1000 colleagues supporting our 7000 young people we truly believe that ‘our people’within our settings deserve the best working environments, resources and engagement in an organisation where ourvalues 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 Schools People Partner provides 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-three 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 Mrs Louise Hulbert (Trust Director of People and Culture). Applications should be returned by email to HR@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk If you wish to discuss the role informally prior to making an application, please contact the People team on the above email address.

Closing date: 8am, 29 September 2025

Interview dates: 9 October 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

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

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Schools People Partner - Job Description.pdf - 182 KB (opens in new tab)

Schools People Partner- Job Advert - Sept 25 (Fixed term).pdf - 216 KB (opens in new tab)

About Wessex Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Wessex Learning Trust website
• Email address: hr@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wessex-learning-trust

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.

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