Trust HR Lead

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at an exciting point in its development and provides an opening for a keen, highly organised and talented HR professional to become a key member of our central support services team. Our HR team provides dedicated and tailored professional support and guidance across the Trust on a full range of people related issues. The successful candidate will provide the overall strategic and operational leadership and management for all aspects of Human Resources in the Trust. Working within the central team, this post will provide high quality support to schools. In addition, it will offer the chance to develop, lead and manage staff, develop high quality systems and services whilst ensuring that resources and systems are effectively deployed to meet the educational aims of the Trust. The main place of work will be at ALT Central Office, however the post holder must be able to travel and be prepared to work flexibly according to the needs of the business.,

• Drive alignment between HR strategy and business goals
• Support for the HR Team in the delivery of the strategy across the Trust
• Manage complex employee relations casework
• Support the efficient and effective recruitment of staff across the Trust
• Produce management reports and undertake statistical analysis, reporting HR metrics
  
  Proven experience in HR
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage sensitive information with discretion.
• A collaborative team player with leadership qualities and a keen eye for detail.
  
  Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies and local government
• Generous holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 34 after 5 years' service
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive training package with The National College
• A collaborative team player with leadership qualities and a keen eye for detail.
• Expenses and travel costs
• Comprehensive suite of employee benefits, We are a growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of nine schools (five secondary schools and four primary schools), all rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. We are delighted that Broomfield School and Nunthorpe Academy are to join the Trust, meaning we will be a Trust of eleven schools by January 2025.
Each school within our trust has its own unique values and ethos and is committed to the overarching principle of "Being the best we can be", the mission statement of Areté Learning Trust. Our Trust seeks to create a context for all children and young people to thrive, academically, personally and socially so that they experience the real joy of learning. This is an exciting time on the next step of the journey for the newly merged Areté Learning Trust and provides the opportunity to establish an even stronger trust, with greater autonomy to set direction and deliver the outcomes important to all of us. The trust is committed to inclusive high-quality education, providing outstanding education for all and trust wide sustained school improvement. We are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff where they can develop as exemplary professionals. In addition, we offer a positive, supportive, friendly working environment, recognition of previous service with other schools, academies and local government, CPD, training courses and webinars, expenses and travel costs in addition to a full range of employee benefits.