This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious CIPD qualified HR professional to join the HR team at the Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) in the next phase of its development. This is a new role as part of a restructure and an exciting time to join our team. Reporting to the Head of HR, your knowledge and experience of employee relations particularly in case management will be essential as well as managing a team of HR Advisors and Assistants in this multi-site role. Your base will be at Oxted School in Oxted, although there will be a requirement to travel across the Trust schools within Surrey.
You will bring experience of excellent management of Employee Relations; Change Management including TUPE, with a proven track record of effective relationship management based on trust and integrity as you will be working closely with Senior Leaders and Principals.
The ideal candidate will be a tenacious, influential and a solution focused HR Generalist who will be an excellent team player providing highly effective commercial advice and support to our academies. You will support the Head of HR in delivering the People Strategy as well as supporting academies on operational delivery of recruitment, managing performance, payroll, reward and recognition, policy development, HR training, TUPE and restructuring programmes.
Your excellent knowledge of employment law will enable you to work at pace, autonomously and be able to build good working relationships quickly with key stakeholders. You will provide day to day information, advice and guidance on a broad range of HR issues to academies, Trust Officers and other key stakeholders within the Trust.
The Trust is committed to continuous professional development and offers the following benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Occupational Health
- Free car parking
- Cycle to Work scheme as well as Tech scheme
- Costco membership
- Sainsbury’s Discount Card Scheme
- Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Loyalty and Service Awards
Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our Vision is to excel at ‘bringing out the best’ in young people of all abilities and aptitudes, and so increase their life chances for their future success and fulfilment.
Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”.