HR Manager

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a HR Manager to support the work of the Headteacher to ensure sound HR operations of the academy and manage the HR function. You would be responsible for managing and developing a proactive and effective HR service. Your guidance will lead on operational casework, whilst ensuring adherence to policy and consistent support for all employees. A commitment to staff welfare and promoting David Nieper Academy and David Nieper Education Trust core values are at the heart of this role.

The successful candidate must be able to function well as part of a team, have excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills along with a ‘can-do’ attitude. They will need to be highly organised and have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, showing initiative and acting proactively when required.

The Governing Body is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, so all staff appointments are subject to employment checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Candidates should indicate an acceptance of, and a commitment to, the Academy’s policies in relation to equality and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

It is an offence to apply for this role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Please follow the below link to view the David Nieper Education Trust Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy https://davidnieper.academy/about-us/academy-policies/

Person Specification for HR Manager

Purpose

·        To provide a full HR service to all Trust employees, including being the first point of call for the provision of HR guidance to staff and managers, ensuring strong employee relations and striving for best practice.

·        To manage the HR function within the Academy and Trust.

Principal duties

·        To ensure the Academy and Trust meets statutory employment and equality obligations and regulations.

·        To be the first point of contact for managers and staff for all employee relation issues, providing initial advice and guidance and liaising with external HR advisors as required.

·        To support Managers in dealing with staff disciplinary and grievance issues

·        Responsibility for providing HR advice to the Trust and its employees, escalating to the external HR provider for any complex or specialised advice.

·        To case manage all employee relation issues (e.g. capability, disciplinary, grievance, restructures etc.), ensuring fairness, legality and independence at each stage, working with the external HR advisors where necessary.

·        Provide a HR Support service on a range of HR issues such as Recruitment and Selection, HR Planning, Probation, Contracts of Employment and related payroll documentation.

·        Work alongside managers to ensure that sickness absence is effectively managed, and employees supported, including assisting with Occupational Health referrals.

·        To advise on and monitor the performance management cycle for all staff and ensure that all training needs of staff are adequately identified, and a programme agreed to meet the needs as appropriate within the operational requirements of the academy. Manage staff training records, ensuring records are in place and kept up to date.

·        To lead on and provide support for the recruitment, selection and appointment process in the academy, including preparing job outlines/person specifications, associated documentation/letters and arranging and supporting the interviews.

·        Undertake a general induction for all new staff in the Trust and liaise with the Senior Leadership Team and line managers to organise job specific induction.

·        Responsible for keeping staff records (both electronic and manual) up to date.

·        Responsible for maintaining accurate management information regarding case workload and absence.

·        Produce HR reports for the SLT, Trustees and Governing Board.

·        Undertake special projects as required, investigating employment related matters, presenting findings to the Headteacher and Governing Body as and when required.

·        Keep up to date with legislation, national terms and conditions and statutory requirements and local agreements, reviewing policies and procedures, templates and protocols as appropriate.

·        Lead on preparation and submission of annual School Workforce Census data.

·        Work with the finance team and payroll as required to ensure accurate pay for all employees, including overseeing the administration of annual pay awards.

·        Ensure that all necessary information is recorded on the SCR and kept up to date, including staff, governors, trustees, frequent visitors to academy, invigilators, sports coaches, contractors and peripatetic music teachers etc, to ensure the safeguarding of our pupils.

·        Run reports in relation to the SCR and ensuring checks take place with Safeguarding Governor and Headteacher

·        Process and record DBS applications in strict accordance with latest guidance

Other

·        Organise and complete Risk Assessment as required

·        Arrange for medical Risk Assessments as notified or prompted by events

·        Undertake training as directed (eg. Child Protection, Prevent, GDPR, Child on Child abuse)

·        To perform other reasonable duties as required by the Headteacher

Benefits

·     Ongoing training, support and mentoring will be provided

·     Free access to BUPA Employee Assistance Programme

·     Free onsite Parking

·     Generous discount at the David Nieper Ltd factory shop