People & Culture Manager

Aletheia Academies Trust; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD & mentorship opportunities

24/7 GP access for you and family

Discounts (Kent Rewards, Blue Light)

Job summary

Aletheia Academies Trust is seeking a People & Culture Manager to lead the HR service across a cluster of sixteen academies in Sevenoaks, Northwest Kent and Medway.

You will own strategy, employee relations and recruitment, as well as pay, benefits and compliance, working closely with the Head and Director of People & Culture to ensure a joined-up approach across the Trust. This permanent, full-time role offers flexible working and a supportive CPD environment.

Qualifications

• Owns the HR service for cluster of schools, covering strategy, employee relations and recruitment.
• Responsible for pay, benefits and compliance.
• Primary contact for HR across the Trust, not just advisory.

Responsibilities

• Owns HR service for a cluster of schools, covering strategy, employee relations and recruitment.
• Oversees pay, benefits and compliance.
• Collaborates with Head and Director of People and Culture to align strategy and delivery.

Job description

People & Culture Manager

Permanent

Full-time (Flexible working and TTO considered)

Salary: I.29-I.33 (£47,990- £53,446 per annum, dependent on experience)

Start date: ASAP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented People & Culture Manager to join our People & Culture team at Aletheia Academies Trust - a family of sixteen academies across Sevenoaks, Northwest Kent and Medway.

The People and Culture Manager holds full ownership of the HR service for their cluster of schools, covering everything from strategy, employee relations and recruitment through to pay, benefits and compliance. This is the go-to person schools rely on for all things HR, not just an advisory role.

The postholder will work closely with both the Head of People and Culture and the Director of People and Culture, ensuring a joined-up approach to strategy and service delivery across the Trust.

The Trust has an excellent reputation for high-quality education, with a relentless focus on high expectations and aspiration for every student. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative Trust, proud of our commitment to student progress through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We are looking for someone who shares these values and wants to play an active part in our continued success.

Why work at Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974