Job Description
Job Purpose
Aspirations Academies Trust is seeking an experienced Business Partner for Employee Relations to join our growing HR team.
This role provides an excellent opportunity for an HR professional to develop their career within a dynamic multi academy trust supporting over 1250 staff across 16 academies.
You will play a key role in supporting leaders with employee relations matters, ensuring issues are handled professionally, consistently and in line with employment law and Trust policies.
Key responsibilities include
- Advising Principals and senior leaders on employee relations matters
- Supporting disciplinary, grievance, absence and capability processes
- Attending HR meetings and hearings to provide professional advice
- Supporting HR policy implementation and consistency across academies
- Identifying trends in casework and supporting preventative interventions
- Delivering training and guidance to leaders on people management
- Maintaining records on a centralised database and transitioning school leaders to do the same
- Liaising with ACAS, unions, solicitors and tribunal bodies
- Delivering a first-class service and guidance to leaders
- Coaching Principals and leaders
- As part of your role will undertake wider HR admin and ad hoc projects to develop your CPD more strategically.
We are looking for someone who
- Holds CIPD Level 5 or is working towards it
- Has experience supporting HR casework
- Has a good understanding of UK employment law
- Has strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Is highly resilient and passionate about this area of the HR function.
- Experience within education or a unionised environment would be advantageous.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative HR team and contribute to developing high quality people management across the Trust. The Director of HR is happy to offer informal discussions about the role.
What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)
Salary: Starting salary £50,000 - £55,000 per annum depending on experience.
What you'll receive in return (Benefits)
Annual Leave: The full-time rate of annual leave entitlement is 25 days per year rising to 30 days per year for employees with 5 or more years of continuous employment with the Trust. In addition, paid time off is provided for bank and public holidays normally observed in England and Wales.
Pension: On appointment, the post holder will be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme, subject to its terms and conditions.
CIPD Requirement
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Closing Date
Aspirations Academies Trust was founded in 2011 by former Head Teachers Steve Kenning and Paula Kenning with education pioneer Dr. Russ Quaglia. The Trust aims to use technology and modern pedagogies to give children the knowledge, skills and mindsets to achieve excellence in a fast-changing world.
Aspirations Academies Trust oversees 16 academies in the south of England, educating more than 9,000 young people from ages 2 to 18. We are committed to providing all students with the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background. We believe that every child has the potential to achieve great things, and we are dedicated to helping them reach their potential. All Aspirations academies combine traditional qualifications with a curriculum rich in power skills such as problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.