HR Advisor

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced HR Advisor to join our friendly, hardworking team. 

Hours: 24 hours per week over 52 weeks per year, flexibility is available over working days and contract type which will affect part time equivalent salary. 

Full time equivalent salary: SRS Band 5 (scale points 22-24). Salary range £27,514 - £29,174 per annum plus a recruitment and retention allowance of £2,000 for one year (actual salary range in year one £29,514 - £31,174). 

Part time, actual salary: SRS Band 5 (scale points 22-24). Salary range £17,847 - £18,924 per annum plus a recruitment and retention allowance of £2,000 for one year (actual salary range in year one £19,144 - £20,221 per annum). 

The Role 

You will be involved in all aspects of HR, providing a timely and proactive, customer focused HR service to Head Teachers and other senior leaders within Schools. You will partner Academies and central team functions building effective working relationships and enabling the achievement of the school improvement plans through HR practices and processes, in line with the values and ethos of the Trust. 

The Individual 

You will be CIPD qualified with proven experience within an HR function, managing casework effectively, ideally within an education setting. You will have demonstrable experience of HR and recruitment and selection procedures. 

You will need to be highly organised, with the ability to multitask and maintain strong attention to detail. You will have strong communication skills with the ability to demonstrate a sensitive approach to confidential matters, coupled with strong ICT skills. Whilst being a Catholic is not a requirement for this role, you must be willing to support the Catholic life and ethos in our academies. 

In return, we offer membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday and a real commitment to professional development and the role will allow the person appointed to gain experience in a wide range of HR duties. 

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK. 

Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest.

Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?

To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.

A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

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