HR Support Officer

The Role

Unity MAT is an exciting, ambitious Trust currently made up of 3 special schools in the Warwickshire area. We are committed to providing high quality support services to our schools and beyond.

By working in close partnership, we aim to transform all our learners and become an outstanding Trust. We recognise and celebrate different abilities, aptitudes and interests and believe that everyone can develop through dedication and hard work and leave our schools fully prepared for successful lives.

This newly created post will enable the right candidate to be an integral part of further developing our HR service. Working closely with the Central Trust Team and School Leaders, you will provide support in all areas of people management.

Your application will be assessed against the personal specification for the role however, in summary, you should ideally have at least 2 years’ experience of dealing with a whole range of people management issues.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

· Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
· Training and development opportunities
· Flexible Working*
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Occupational Health Service
· Family Friendly Policies

The Central Trust Team is based at Woodlands School however there will be a requirement to work at other schools within the Trust as necessary. The role does benefit from a degree of flexibility and the candidate will be able to undertake some work at home, subject to the needs of the Trust.

Key Requirements

You should be solution focused, organised, able to manage a large workload and work at pace with competing priorities and deadlines. You should be an excellent communicator and able to build excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders. You will also need to have excellent written skills as you will be required to produce high quality documents including letters, reports and training materials.

Additional Information & How to Apply

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Angela Perry, Chief Finance & Resources Officer on 07876 853653 or angie.perry@unitymat.co.uk

Completed applications should be sent by email to: hr@unitymat.co.uk

Applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted by email.

If you do not hear from us within 10 working days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is our policy that individual feedback will not be given at this stage.

Closing date: 9am 01/11/2021
Interview date: w/c 08/11/2021

Unity MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Supporting documents
Application Form
Person Specification
Job Description