HR Advisor

CHAT is looking for a HR Advisor who is ambitious and looking to develop their career within a dynamic and rapidly developing team. We offer a supportive and friendly team environment, with a focus on professional development.

We’re looking for a HR professional who is passionate about the field and is enthusiastic about Education and is determined to make a difference to the lives of pupils and staff. You will be a natural communicator and be able to hold your own with managers at all levels.

Working in a HR team of 5, you will report directly to the Head of HR and have line management responsibility for the HR Assistant. This side of the role is likely to develop further as the team grows, making it perfect for anyone looking to develop their leadership skills.

The Trust is at an exciting point of change and development with real scope to make your mark on some changes to policy and development of key processes at the Trust. The main objective for the HR team this coming year is to make the shift from a transactional function to a transformational one. A key project for this role is to support the delivery of the plans to upskill and empower line managers across the Trust to achieve this objective.

CHAT has a free onsite car park for staff and a subsidised canteen for lunches. CHAT have a cash benefits scheme through Medicash and can offer a generous pensions scheme through the LGPS.  

The Team:

The HR team are going through some exciting changes and growing! This is a great opportunity to support a fast paced HR team in an organisation who are at a point of change and development. We are also at an exciting point with our new HR system project, on track to launch phase one in April 2018 for manager self-service and a new online recruitment and applicant tracking system. 

The HR team comprises of the Head of HR, x1 HR Advisor (vacancy), x1 HR Assistant, x1 HR Administrator and a HR Project Manager (fixed term until March) based in a HR Office that shares one of the sites with two of our Primary academies in Edmonton in North London. 

A key aspect of this role is to support the Head of HR in providing quality advice and support to line managers and driving the delivery of the HR People Plan at CHAT.

The Trust:

CHAT Academies, was established in 2010. We currently run 5 academies in North London; 4 primary schools and one secondary school in Enfield. 

Our goal is to provide outstanding education and life changing opportunities for all our children. We want to be recognised for academic excellence and having a reputation for giving pupils the critical skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in education, employment and life.

At a CHAT academy every child will experience the very special freedom that comes with having the greatest number of opportunities to discover his or her potential. Whatever your child dreams to be, we have a wide array of choices and support in place to empower them to help make his or her preferred future a reality.