Trust Investigations Officer

Mowbray Education Trust Limited, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0PB

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  30 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20.57 Hourly Dependent on candidate experience and project

Trust Investigations Officer job summary

About the Role

You will lead and manage a range of disciplinary, grievance, complaint and fact‑finding investigations. This includes conducting interviews, analysing complex information, preparing comprehensive reports and presenting findings at hearings. You will work independently, using sound judgement and discretion, while maintaining strict confidentiality.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Experience conducting grievance, disciplinary or similar investigations

• Strong analytical, communication and report‑writing skills

• Ability to manage sensitive and complex information

• Excellent organisation and time‑management

• Ability to influence, mediate and work with tact and empathy

• Ability to travel independently across Trust sites

Desirable:

• Experience in an education setting

• Master’s degree in HR or related field

Trust Employee Benefits

- High quality continuous professional development throughout the year

- Career progression opportunities within the Trust

- Occupational sick pay, maternity and paternity pay

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Free eye care tests

- On-site parking at John Ferneley College

- Employee wellbeing schemes

- Accessible central services including HR, Finance and IT

About the Mowbray Education Trust

The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.

Our vision is to deliver first-class teaching and learning with integrity. This means that every young person attending our schools, regardless of background or ability, receives a first-class education.

Our Senior Leadership Team work collaboratively across the Trust to enhance each school, whilst allowing them to keep their own sense of individuality.

As our Trust grows, so does our need for talented, skilled individuals. Each of our employees bring a unique mindset, new ideas and positively impact the development of our Trust. We are therefore dedicated to:

- Creating our own

- Growing our own

- Inspiring our own

- Retaining our own

And of Course, Children First as a Trust, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision, to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to equality and diversity.

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received

All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check - this includes a 6-month probationary period.

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

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 Mowbray Education Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Mowbray Education Trust Limited website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mowbray-education-trust-limited

Mowbray Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) serving the interests of over 3,000 young people, with a dedicated team of over 500 staff members. We believe that education should not only be accessible but also relatable, and that is why we are so proud to be an integral part of our local communities. Our cluster model comprises of feeder primary schools working with their local secondary. This enables us to make sense of curriculum, transition arrangements and to build meaningful and effective relationships with families over time while educating, inspiring, and nurturing the talent of children throughout their time with us. Our original cluster is in the Melton Mowbray area and consists of six primary schools and John FerneleyCollege. Our second and newest cluster is being established in the Shepshed and Loughborough area,and currently consists of our second secondary school, Iveshead, which also brings post 16 education to our Trust.

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