Learning and Development Business Partner

Salary: PO3/4 £28,912 - £33,124 (pro rata) (£42,836 - £49,077 FTE)

Location: Head Office Sutton and School/College locations in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire

Working Pattern: Permanent, 4 days per week (26 hours per week), Term time plus 3 weeks

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 9 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org

About the role of Learning and Development Business Partner

This is an exciting new role and you will work within the HR Business Partner Team who support Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) schools, colleges and Central Team supported by the Assistant Director of HR and the HR Director.

The Learning and Development Business Partner will develop and deliver a suite of courses and initiatives that support the People Strategy and champion and foster a culture of learning and development. 

You will need:

•             previous experience of designing and delivering learning programmes,

•             proven track record in effectively managing L&D-based relationships with management and/or senior leadership teams,

•             ability to inspire and influence with high quality training delivery,

•             to lead on the process of creating training material, maintaining content ownership and manage the continuous improvement of all learning programmes, putting in appropriate quality measures to keep content up to date and standardised,

•             excellent organisational skills, in order to manage work to meet deadlines and ensuring attention to detail,

•             an awareness of people with learning difficulties, and willingness to work alongside students who may communicate through challenging behaviour,

•             a driving license (or currently having driving lessons) to enable travel to schools and college centres with limited public transport availability. (OHC&AT offers an electric car lease scheme through salary sacrifice, subject to eligibility)

We can offer:

•             the opportunity to develop skills and experience within a family of providers,

•             support and guidance from Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust,

•             access to a range of employee benefits and generous family friendly policies.

Please see the attached job description with person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Athena Davies, Assistant Director of HR via email adavies@orchardhill.ac.uk to arrange a phone call.

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date: Thursday 25 April 2024 at 10.00am

Interviews will take place on: w/c 29 April 2024

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.