HR Officer
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Leigh Academies Trust
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- H24 £24,861 starting salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August/September 2017
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2017
Job overview
About the role: Leigh Academies Trust have an exciting opportunity and are seeking an experienced HR Officer to join our department for the start of the new academic year (August/September 2017 depending on notice period). Our HR team share a great deal of experience, knowledge and longevity of working within the Trust and wider education sector so we can offer our successful candidate the opportunity to join a collaborative team with great scope to develop your current skill set.
The purpose of the HR Officer role is to undertake all generalist HR administrative procedures with the ability to advise staff and leaders on a variety of people management and professional development matters across the Trust. Prior experience working within an education environment is desirable, and having successfully completed CIPD studies is essential for this role.
As a Trust, we feel it is important to hire with the right attitude which is why will be looking for someone that is enthusiastic, focused, reliable and resilient to the day to day pressures that a busy and varied HR function brings. For more information on the role itself, please consult the Job Description by clicking here.
Please note that although our HR Department fundamentally support our academies during term time, we work all year round so please only apply for the role if you can accommodate a typical business working pattern i.e full-time, 52 weeks per year. Our HR Team are currently based in Dartford (DA1 1QE) but will be relocating to new offices in September 2017 to Strood Academy (ME2 2SX) – please be mindful of this when applying. A full driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential for the role as travel between sites will be required.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: Being part of a successful multi-academy trust allows the academy to share best practice and collaborate with colleagues from a number of other schools in the local area. As part of the 'cluster' structure all of our academies are grouped together in key geographical area to enable them to be able to support each other and share resources. For more information on working for the Trust please visit our careers pages.
As a Trust, we seek to recruit talented individuals that can not only help to build the success of our academies but also people that are engaging and passionate about what they do. When we recruit we look for specific experiences and qualities, however, we also place importance in diversity as we recognise the importance of people bringing their own diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ideas to the Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
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About Leigh Academies Trust
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Carnation Road, Rochester
- Kent
- ME2 2SX
- United Kingdom
Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across four ‘clusters’: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London and Medway.
The Trust was formed in 2008 with the linking of the Leigh Technology Academy and Longfield Academy under one governing body. As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.
We are a non-profit making charitable company, based in Strood, Medway. The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to academy status.
In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
Benefits for LAT employees
As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and improve, based on what our staff want and need - click here to view what you’d receive as a member of staff with Leigh Academies Trust.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
To find out more information regarding Leigh Academies Trust, please click here https://leighacademiestrust.org.uk/.
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