Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager (P/T - 0.8 )

Oasis Community Learning; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continued professional development

Health & dental cover

LGPS pension

Job summary

Oasis Community Learning is seeking a People Manager to join our People and Culture team, supporting a cohort of Primary academies in Bristol. The role is hybrid with a 3/1 split between academies and office, working 30 hours per week with some contracted hours for critical incidents.

You will act as a strategic HR partner to Principals and department leads, delivering a broad range of people plans. Prior ER experience and unionised environments are valued, with opportunities for development and

Qualifications

• Experience as a true strategic partner to Principals and Department leads.
• Experience embedding change and supporting HR/People projects.
• Experience in a unionised environment is preferred.
• Education sector experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a wide range of HR matters for the academies you support.
• Provide coaching and proactive HR support to line managers and leaders.
• Be the first point of contact for ER matters and drive people-focused initiatives.

Skills

HR generalist

Stakeholder management

Coaching

ER experience

Job description

Is our People Manageropportunity at Oasis Community Learning the role for you?

You’ll be joining us as Oasis. We’re a large established Multi-Academy Trust of 58 Academies but we’re more than a MAT. As part of the Oasis family, we exist to make a difference, to build stronger communities and enhance young people’s lives. Want to make a difference? Then this is real chance to be central to the operations of a purpose-led organisation.

Looking for a varied HRBP role? Then our People Manager role, could be a good fit. You'll lead on a wide variety of HR matters for the academies you support. Overseeing and ensuring the successful delivery of people plans. This would suit a true generalist and you won’t work in isolation as you'll be supported by an experienced team and specialists in areas such as ER & recruitment.

This role is offered on a 0.8 basis. This could be offered on a 4 day a week basis or over 5 days with compressed hours.

If you share our vision, want to make a differenceand this sounds exactly what you are looking for then please read on!

About our People Manager - Bristol opportunity

The role is part of our People and Culture function, where we have a number of Centre's of Expertise , looking to add value to our operations and ultimately support our key stakeholders in providing exceptional education to our students. This role will directly support a cohort of Primary academies in the Bristol region. The role will be hybrid with 3 days a week in academies. The key aspect of the role is to be a true strategic partner to your key stakeholders namely Principals and Department lead (national functions) and to deliver support on a wide range of people challenges. You'll do this where possible through coaching & proactive approaches to HR/people problems.

About you

You'll be a people person and happy to get into academies and get to know your key stakeholders (and ultimately understand why we do this job). You'll be someone who can influence leaders, backed up with a strong HR generalised background to be able to provide the support they need or don't realise they need! You will have managed (or come with a positive attitude and approach) to embed change , have experience being a first point of contact for ER matters and with prior experience in driving ‘people focused’ projects forward. Experience in an unionised environment is required, experience in Education will also be advantageous; however we are open to exploring sectors where there are synergies to the challenges we may have. (We'd love to hear your thoughts in application as to what these are.) Central service staff are the building blocks that help our academies and other departments deliver the important work that they do and ultimately you will help ensure

Key details and what will you get in return?

Duration: This is a permanent position

Salary:£50,908 – £55,224 FTE. circa £40,000 - £44,000 actual. Salary would usually start at beginning of the range.

Base:Hybrid with 3/1 split between academies/office and remote

Hours: 30 hours a week with support required outside of this in contracted hours, should there be any critical incidents that need responding to.

Benefits:Continued professional development both on an informal and formal basis - Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies

Pension: Part of LGPS , a great benefit for support staff.

Holiday entitlement

The holiday year runs between 1st September and 31st August. If employment commences or terminates part way through a holiday year, the entitlement during that holiday year shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis rounded up to the nearest half day. Support staff have the following holiday entitlement on a FTE:

• Under 2 years’ continuous service: 34 days holiday, comprising of 26 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Under 4 years’ continuous service: 39 days Holiday, comprising of 31 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Over 4 years’ continuous service: 40 days holiday, comprising of 32 days + 8 Bank holidays.

About Oasis Community Learning

The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.