HR Officer - Ref: TV23719

HR Officer required: St Chad’s Academies Trust, Three Spires House, Station Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6HX

Salary: £30,000-£40,000 (dependent upon experience) + Pension & Car Parking
Contract:  Permanent, full time
Start Date : 1^st November or as soon as possible

As one of the highest performing multi academy trusts serving the Diocese of Lichfield, St Chad’s Academies Trust is transforming the futures of young children in our Church of England academies. The Trust which formed in 2014 comprises of 16 (first, middle and primary) academies.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to further develop your professional development and broaden your vocational knowledge base whilst improving the life chances of young people?

We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic, resourceful, professional individual who wishes to enhance their career through new challenges and opportunities, providing quality HR support to all of our academies.

As a Trust we are committed to work/life balance, continual personal development opportunities and health and wellbeing. The position attracts a competitive pension scheme (Church Workers Pension Scheme). A full and considered tailored induction programme is in place to ensure your employment starts productively; welcoming you to the team.

The successful candidate will have experience as an HR generalist and will be the first point of contact for senior leaders within our academies, covering the employment lifecycle both in a transactional and consultation basis,  and will be able to manage a full range of casework.

Experience within the education sector is beneficial but we would encourage and welcome applicants from outside of the sector to apply, where skills are transferrable. We embrace a proactive and innovative business approach promoting a breadth of experience and knowledge which add strength and value to our systems.

We are looking for HR practitioners who will:

• Deliver a customer service of a consistently high standard to the Communities of Practice and academies.
• Be able to share and reflect on good practice with Principals, Business Managers and other senior colleagues and work flexibly alongside and in support of them.
• Have a track record of success in HR practice; developing effective working relationships as the nominated advisor.
• Can think strategically and act practically to promote the ethos of the Trust through collaborative working across multiple disciplines.
• Promote and model the Christian values and ethos of the Trust

We welcome and encourage informal discussions about the role expectations, so if you are interested please contact our Director of Operations, Zoe Heath on 01543 622433 or email zoe.heath@lichfield.anglican.org . For further information and an application pack please contact chloe.norton@lichfield.anglican.org

Closing date for applications: Noon 16^th September 2019

Shortlisting: 17^th September 2019

Notification will be issued by 1^st class post, same day, to invite for interview

Interviews: 23^rd September 2019

For an application pack please visit: http://www.stchadsacademiestrust.co.uk/vacancies/ 

Please return all completed applications both post or electronically to Chloe Norton, office administrator, using either the above address details or email address. Thank you.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

St Chad’s Academies Trust is committed and working towards equal opportunity in employment.