Hr Advisor (X Two Roles) - Hamwic Education Trust

Job Introduction

Job Title:                           HR Advisor (x two roles)

Place of Work:           This is a hybrid role that includes visiting schools across Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset, travel to and from our Head Office in Nursling, Southampton and home working

Accountable to:              HR Business Partner

FTE:                                   37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)

Remuneration:                Grade 9/10 (FTE £39,186 to £48,474) + £40 per month essential car users allowance.  

                                           Actual salary for working 41 weeks (£35,569 to £45,397)

Start Date:                        As soon as possible

Closing Date:                   Friday 19 April 2024 – Midday (This may close early if we successfully appoint prior to this date)

Interviews:                       To be arranged on an individual basis

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two HR Advisors to join our experienced central HR team at Hamwic Education Trust (HET).

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 35 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 32 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced individual to work with our HR Business Partners to support an allocation of our schools with all aspects of HR, particularly case work and employee relations. HR Advisors will be able to identify HR issues and provide advice and recommendations accordingly.  As a generalist HR advisor, you will provide an efficient and effective support to our schools and contribute to the HR team’s projects as well as being able to identify HR issues and provide advice and recommendations accordingly.  

If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.

Please note travel will be required between HET schools and Head Office. 

‘All about the Child’

At Hamwic Education Trust, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do.   We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child.  By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.

WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO: 

• Is an HR professional with a proven track record, preferably with school experience 
• Has strong organisational and administrative skills
• Has been exposed to and supported with a broad range of ER casework
• Has excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Can work well under their own initiative, using time efficiently 
• Can complete work to a high standard
• Has the ability to have difficult conversations when required
• Has experience of working with data and can interpret information
• Is confident and flexible with a pragmatic ‘can-do’ approach to HR problem solving

WE CAN OFFER:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and training and development programmes
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor 
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year 
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where conditions are met)
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing support
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact our HR team (recruitment@hamwic.org) to arrange an informal chat. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy please complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to recruitment@hamwic.org. CV’s will only be accepted with a completed application form.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

THE HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST:

The Hamwic Education Trust is a multi-academy trust that includes the Jefferys Education Partnership, Edwin Jones Partnership, Ridings Partnership, Greenway Partnership, Mayflower Partnership and Hillary Partnership.  HET and its schools offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within HET in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.

SAFEGUARDING:

All schools within HET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.