HR Officer
Salary: WPT Band 6 £31067 - £33366 FTE
Hours: Flexible, up to 37 hours per week
Posts: x1
Part Time, Term Time and Full Time applications will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Wickersley Partnership Trust - Central Team
Who we are
We are Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) - a Multi-Academy Trust with eight Primary Schools, five Secondary Schools, one Sixth Form and one Central Team under our umbrella.We’re dotted across Rotherham, South Yorkshire with one school based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
At WPT, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we aim to send all children into an ever-changing world, able and qualified to play their full part in it. To give them the best educational experience possible, we recognise the importance of investing in and supporting our colleagues.
And that starts with finding the right person for the job!
Join Our Dynamic Team as a HR Officer!Are you a proactive and highly efficient HR professional passionate about driving organisational excellence?
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join us working within a growing, dynamic and busy Central HR Team based in Rotherham. As an HR Officer, you will take a lead and ownership of Absence Management and/or Policy Development, tailoring your expertise to meet the needs of our schools across the Trust.
Responsibilities Include
Providing accurate and clear HR advice on a range of employment issues including discipline, grievance, capability, attendance, performance management and national and local conditions of service in line with employment and case law.Lead on absence management, working closely with Headteachers to monitor attendance at all academies and implement formal attendance management procedures, including presenting at hearings
Creating, implementing, and maintaining HR policies ensuring alignment with legal requirements and best practices
Provide support to the HR Manager/ Senior Manager on all HR matters across Trust.
Providing timely and accurate reports including staff attendance data
Qualifications
Relevant HR qualification or equivalent experience
Sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!
As this role will focus primarily on Absence Management and/or Policy Development, we kindly request that you outline your relevant experience in these areas within your supporting statement, whether you have expertise in one or both fields.
Please also include your preferred hours as the panel will consider full time, part time and term time applications.
Previous applicants will not be required to submit a new application.
***Closing date: Noon, Friday 14th March 2025***
For further information and to apply, please visit our recruitment website: https://recruitment.wickersleypt.org
For more information about Wickersley Partnership Trust, including the benefits of working for us, please visit our main website: https://www.wickersleypt.orgWe may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this vacancy may be withdrawn without notice. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate an effective and creative approach to education, a passion for your subject and a commitment to supporting the development of the department.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, the appointment will be subject to an enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service
Please note we operate safer recruitment and do not accept CVs. All applicants must complete an application form in full**
**Please upload a supporting statement which should be no longer than two sides of A4 (this should not be a CV) clearly demonstrating: Why you are applying for this position
How you meet the competencies of this role using examples from your current and previous experience (please refer to the documents attached to the advert)
Any information which you consider relevant that you have not already mentioned