Regional HR Business Partner - Central Region

Job overview

Regional HR Business Partner

Location: Central region - This regional role will cover a selection of our centrally based schools – the ideal location for the candidate to be based is either Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes or Coventry.

Hours: Full time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Creative Education Trust is a leading multi-academy trust dedicated to providing high-quality education to students across our network of schools. We are currently seeking to appoint an ambitious, experienced, committed and energetic HR Business Partner to join our team. This regional role will cover a selection of our centrally based schools – the ideal location for the candidate to be based is either Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes or Coventry.

The purpose of the role is to support the school leadership teams with all aspects of the people management agenda and enable them to deliver a well-run organisation that can focus on improving educational attainment for students.

The responsibilities for this role are wide and varied and include providing a HR service to schools, line management of in school HR Officers, act as a guardian of Trust HR policies, act as panel member for recruitment processes, support and coach leaders to effectively manage employee relations issues, support trade union meetings and much more.

This is a stimulating role, and every day will bring new challenges and opportunities. If you are proactive, skilled in managing HR casework, and have experience of working in complex, unionised environments we would love to hear from you!  

As an employee of Creative Education Trust, you will benefit from a highly competitive career package which includes:

·      High quality professional development

·      Regular training to develop your skills and knowledge

·      A tailored induction programme to meet your needs and ongoing support from an experienced and skilled team

In addition, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package.

You will have access to:

·      Local Government Pension Scheme

·      The Vivup platform that brings employee benefits, discounts, and wellbeing

·      Discounted Gym memberships and a Health Cash Plan where you can claim money back for medical expenses

·      Access to our Employee Assistance Scheme provided by Health Assured.

·      Bike2Work Scheme - where you can save up to 42% on the cost of bicycles and/or equipment

·      And much more.

Closing date: Monday 29th April at midday

Interview date: either Friday 3rd May or Tuesday 7th May, likely to be in Northampton

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks which will include checks of social media accounts.