Grade 4 HR Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Ebrill 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJ |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 21278ccb-9d73-462f-b28a-732bb4414da9 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Manager to join our growing team of professional and dedicated staff at Mayfield School, which is part of Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT). You will play a key role in providing a professional, efficient and proactive Human Resources service, partnering with school leaders and the Trust HR team, line managing the school HR Assistant, providing HR support and advice on a range of matters, ensuring high levels of accuracy and compliance whilst observing relevant employment legislation. This role will evolve over the next 12-24 months, with an initial focus on supporting the school to improve staff attendance and supporting with wellbeing, including analysis of the root causes of absence and recommendations to address these. It will include playing a lead role in developing capacity through training line managers for the return to work process. This will involve close collaboration with the Mayfield leadership team and the Trust HR team, working towards strategic cultural change and more centralised ways of working.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can communicate effectively at all levels. You will be comfortable working productively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks, and prioritising workload; providing support and guidance on a variety of employee relation matters including, absence management, recruitment, disciplinary, conduct and performance management in line with Trust policies and procedures.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate evidence of CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) alongside experience of working in a HR role in a supervisory or management capacity. Experience of working with students is desirable and at interview, you will be able to clearly display an commitment for the pastoral care of students in school.
Mayfield School is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve gold status.
The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school.
We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust which is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is ‘Better Never Ends’.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• All support staff are enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (West Midlands Pension Fund) which provides a secure pension and immediate life cover.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme called BHSF which provides: 24/7 access to a GP from anywhere in the world; a telephone helpline and, face to face e-consultation service; Private prescription service; Expert and practical legal advice - 24/7; Confidential helpline for support with emotional matters; Money management support.
• We offer a generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years plus service and 34 following 10 years plus service.
You will be supported in your role by the school leadership team, the central HR team and other HR professionals from across the Trust. You will attend EIAT HR Group meetings half termly, to share good practice, receive HR updates and network with other HR staff from across the Trust, as well as having individual regular contact and support from the central HR team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Manager to join our growing team of professional and dedicated staff at Mayfield School, which is part of Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT). You will play a key role in providing a professional, efficient and proactive Human Resources service, partnering with school leaders and the Trust HR team, line managing the school HR Assistant, providing HR support and advice on a range of matters, ensuring high levels of accuracy and compliance whilst observing relevant employment legislation. This role will evolve over the next 12-24 months, with an initial focus on supporting the school to improve staff attendance and supporting with wellbeing, including analysis of the root causes of absence and recommendations to address these. It will include playing a lead role in developing capacity through training line managers for the return to work process. This will involve close collaboration with the Mayfield leadership team and the Trust HR team, working towards strategic cultural change and more centralised ways of working.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can communicate effectively at all levels. You will be comfortable working productively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks, and prioritising workload; providing support and guidance on a variety of employee relation matters including, absence management, recruitment, disciplinary, conduct and performance management in line with Trust policies and procedures.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate evidence of CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) alongside experience of working in a HR role in a supervisory or management capacity. Experience of working with students is desirable and at interview, you will be able to clearly display an commitment for the pastoral care of students in school.
Mayfield School is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve gold status.
The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school.
We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust which is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is ‘Better Never Ends’.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• All support staff are enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (West Midlands Pension Fund) which provides a secure pension and immediate life cover.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme called BHSF which provides: 24/7 access to a GP from anywhere in the world; a telephone helpline and, face to face e-consultation service; Private prescription service; Expert and practical legal advice - 24/7; Confidential helpline for support with emotional matters; Money management support.
• We offer a generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years plus service and 34 following 10 years plus service.
You will be supported in your role by the school leadership team, the central HR team and other HR professionals from across the Trust. You will attend EIAT HR Group meetings half termly, to share good practice, receive HR updates and network with other HR staff from across the Trust, as well as having individual regular contact and support from the central HR team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.