HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Transform Trust; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Transform Trust as an HR Business Partner to provide comprehensive HR services to a partnership of schools. This role demands strong employee relations skills and the ability to handle complex HR issues within an educational setting. Flexible working options available, with a supportive team environment aimed at fostering continuous professional development.

Benefits

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Professional development opportunities

Staff benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with grievance, disciplinary, and TUPE processes.
• Knowledge of best practices in education HR.
• Ability to coach and support management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HR service to 8-10 schools in partnership.
• Support complex employee relations cases.
• Work on Trust-wide HR initiatives.

Skills

Employee Relations

Employment Law

Coaching

School Improvement Support

Education

CIPD qualified

Degree in HR or related field

Job description

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HR Business Partner

Transform Trust Central TeamEstablishment: Central TeamLocation: £42,429.00 - £46,431.00Salary: Other Support StaffDepartment: Full TimeJob Type: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2Key Stage: 12/06/2025 09:00Closing Date: 20/06/2025Interview Date: ASAPStart Date:

Additional Information

The Role

Transform Trust HR Business Partner

Full time (37 hours / Flexible to suit)

Salary: Transform Trust central team pay scale

Rank 4 points 1-6 £42,429 - £46,431 per annum FTE.

Start date: ASAP

The central HR team within the People at Transform is a small, experienced and supportive team who provide an essential service to our schools and the Trusts Head Office. Due to growth we wish to move to a Partnership approach where each Business Partner will deliver a comprehensive HR service to a group of 8-10 schools, working closely with individual school leaders and the schools within their Partnership group. You will also work on national Trust wide projects and initiatives. The key will be to coach, support and enable highly effective practice at school level.

The role is fast paced, wide-ranging and varied so flexibility and a willingness to learn new things is a must. You will ideally be CIPD qualified or have significant experience in dealing with complex employee relations cases, up to and including dismissal (e.g. disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability) plus re-structures and TUPE conversions, all within an education or similar setting. You should be up to date and familiar with employment law and best practice.

Flexible working is a feature of this role, including an option to work partially from home, flexible start and finish times or term time only will be considered. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the head office team. In order to successfully provide business partner support there will be a requirement for the post holder to travel to schools within their partnership area, therefore being Nottingham based is not essential as we cover North Nottinghamshire and Derby Schools.

Ideally You Will

Have substantial experience of providing effective and practical advice around the full range of complex employee relations case work (grievance, disciplinary, health & absence management, performance management, LADO referrals), working with trade unions, and advising managers on a breadth of people issues, up to & including dismissal

Experience of handling significant change processes, including restructure / redundancy, and TUPE transfers.

High level of knowledge & understanding of policy, procedure, employment law and good practice in relation to education HR.

Be an experienced individual with drive and enthusiasm to work as a valued member of the team with a strong focus on working together to achieve results.

Have a real passion for working within an education environment, able to influence and provide support locally to schools

Can build strong collaborative relationships and credibility with both central Head Office and school-based colleagues as well as being able to coach and support others.

Have a solution focussed approach, keen to support our schools to fulfil their school improvement plans through their staffing

Be able to use data to inform thinking and strategy;

If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to know more, please email to arrange an informal chat with one of the team.

How To Apply

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://transformtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies

Any questions or queries should be directed to Emma Salmon on

Closing Date for applications is Thursday 12th June 2025 at 9am

Interviews will be held on: Friday 20th June 2025

Transform Trust is a Trust with over 9,300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We promote and embrace the local autonomy of each of our schools and we are an enabling organisation rather than a directive one.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our Vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for children.

We Can Offer You

A friendly, welcoming team who will support your introduction and development in role.

Unrivalled opportunities for professional development through our schools and Transform Applied, Transforms unique and high regarded CPD service www.transformapplied.co.uk

Trust support networks;

Access to the Trusts developmental Talent Pool;

An opportunity to influence strategic Trust-wide groups such as Guardians (Safeguarding), Sustainability (Environmental impact), DEIB and Wellbeing strategy across the Trust.

Staff benefits such as 24/7/365 employee welfare support; tax saving salary sacrifice schemes; a staff benefits scheme that offers a host of benefits and discounts

Annual staff survey to allow you to provide us with feedback on what its like to work for us

Childrens/staff events which celebrates the successes and achievements of our children and staff

All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children

Benefits

Other Benefits Pension, Discounts, Employee Assistance Programme

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, medical checks, Enhanced DBS with childrens barred list clearance and completion of safeguarding children in education training.

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