HR Officer

Weavers Academy; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Weavers Academy is seeking an HR Officer to be the first point of contact for HR matters across the academy. You will support colleagues throughout the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to absence management and wellbeing.

The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent experience, experience in HR, and a solid understanding of GDPR and safeguarding requirements, with strong organisation, communication and discretion.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree Level or qualified by experience.
• Experience in HR environment, including supporting recruitment processes.
• Understanding of GDPR, safeguarding requirements and maintaining accurate employee records.
• Understanding of HR policies, recruitment and absence management processes.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Own transport.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for HR matters within the academy.
• Support colleagues through the employee lifecycle, including recruitment and onboarding.
• Manage absence, wellbeing and attendance processes.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and data protection requirements.
• Collaborate with academy leaders and the Regional HR Business Partner to support staff and students.

Skills

HR policies

Recruitment support

GDPR knowledge

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

People areat the heart of every great school – and we're looking for an HR professionalwho can help our people thrive. As HR Officer at Weavers Academy, you'll bethe first point of contact for HR matters, supporting colleagues throughout theemployee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding through to employeerelations, absence management and wellbeing.

About You:

Weavers Academyis seeking a proactive and highly organised HR professional who is passionateabout delivering an excellent employee experience. You'll be confident managinga varied workload, balancing competing priorities, and building positiverelationships with colleagues across the academy. With strong attention todetail and a commitment to confidentiality, you'll ensure HR processes aredelivered accurately, efficiently and in line with safeguarding and compliancerequirements.

Our Idealcandidate will:

• Be educated to Degree Level or qualified byexperience.
• Have experience working within an HR environment,including supporting recruitment processes.
• Have an understanding of GDPR, safeguardingrequirements and the importance of maintaining accurate employee records.
• Have a good understanding of HR policies,recruitment and absence management processes.
• Be highly organised, with the ability to managecompeting priorities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, customerservice and interpersonal skills.
• Handle confidential information withprofessionalism and discretion.
• Have own transport.

About the HRDepartment:

The HumanResources Team at Creative Education Trust is dedicated to providingprofessional, pragmatic and solutions-focused support to our schools on allpeople-related matters. Our team delivers the Trust's People Strategy, helpingto make our academies great places to work and positioning Creative EducationTrust as an employer of choice for both teaching and support staff.

As HR Officerat Weavers Academy, you will be the first point of contact for HR matterswithin the academy, supporting colleagues throughout the employee lifecycle.Working closely with academy leaders and the Regional HR Business Partner,you'll play a key role in recruitment, onboarding, absence management,compliance and employee relations, helping to create a positive experience forstaff and ultimately supporting the best outcomes for our students.