HR Advisor

St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Career progression

Employee Assistance Programme

LGPS pension

Job summary

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust seeks an HR Advisor to join the People Team. You will provide expert HR advice across employee relations, supporting Headteachers and senior leaders both remotely and in person.

Key duties include ensuring compliance with employment law and Trust policies, monitoring SLA/KPIs, safeguarding processes, and offering proactive HR support across 25 academies. Strong interpersonal and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced HR professional with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of school terms and conditions would be highly advantageous.
• Previous experience in the education sector is not essential, but safeguarding awareness helps.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to academies across a wide range of employee relations matters, including capability, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, restructuring, safeguarding, dignity at work, equality and attendance-related cases.
• Support academies in ensuring compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies, delivering consistent and pragmatic HR guidance.
• Assist in delivery and monitoring of the HR Service Level Agreement (SLA) and KPIs, ensuring high-quality service.
• Support safeguarding procedures, including the Single Central Record, to safeguard pupils.
• Review and verify contractual variations and other employment-related changes for accuracy and compliance.
• Build effective relationships with leaders and colleagues across the Trust, providing responsive, professional service.

Skills

HR advisory

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Job description

We are proud to deliver an outstanding centralised HR service to colleagues across our schools and central team, supporting our shared mission of providing exceptional education and opportunities for all young people. We are seeking a motivated and professional HR Advisor to join our dedicated People Team. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will work closely with Headteachers and senior leaders, providing expert HR advice and support across a range of employee relations and people management matters. You will be involved in all aspects of HR casework, delivering a proactive, customer-focused service both remotely and in person. Ensuring compliance with employment law, Trust policies and best practice, you will play a key role in supporting our academies to create positive and productive working environments.

• Provide advice and support to academies across a wide range of employee relations matters, including capability, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, restructuring, safeguarding, dignity at work, equality, diversity, sickness absence and other attendance-related cases, escalating complex matters where appropriate.
• Support academies in ensuring compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies, delivering consistent and pragmatic HR advice.
• Assist in the delivery and monitoring of the HR Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring a high-quality and value-for-money service.
• Support the maintenance of safeguarding procedures, including the Single Central Record, helping to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils.
• Review and verify contractual variations and other employment-related changes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Build effective working relationships with leaders and colleagues across the Trust, providing a responsive and professional service.
• Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality at all times. Previous experience of working within the education sector is not essential; however, knowledge of school terms and conditions would be highly advantageous., You will be an experienced HR professional with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, capable of managing a varied workload and building positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• While experience within the education or charitable sector would be beneficial, it is your ability to provide trusted advice, work with integrity, make sound decisions and foster strong partnerships that will be key to your success.
• Most importantly, you will share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

The St. Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brings together 25 Catholic schools comprising of 20 primary schools and 5 secondary schools serving diverse communities across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Derby City, Staffordshire, and Stockport. United in our Catholic mission, we are committed to delivering excellence in education, rooted in faith, compassion, and service. Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.

• A salary of £33,119 - £36,581 per annum, Band 5, Scale points 19 - 24
• 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 Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with generous employer contributions.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff