HR Business Partner
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, Not recorded, SM1 1DA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b7a20490-2891-4937-acee-31c278131283 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
OHC&AT are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner to join our team and support a client group of regional schools and a college centre. In this pivotal role, you’ll provide comprehensive generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle, with a particular focus on employee relations and recruitment. You’ll work closely with school leaders to coach and train managers, build strong partnerships and help shape a positive, high-performing culture.
Key Responsibilities:
• Advise on complex HR cases with clear, risk-aware solutions
• Lead employee relations and support managers across the organisation
• Provide up-to-date HR guidance and assist with formal hearings
• Analyse HR data to drive performance improvements
• Manage complex HR issues, update policies, and lead key projects
Key Requirements:
• Solid HRBP experience, ideally with CIPD Level 5 or Chartered MCIPD
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and build relationships
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Analytical, detail-focused, and a confident problem solver
• Excellent written communication and proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
If you’re passionate about making a real impact and ready to bring your HR expertise to a values-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
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.
OHC&AT are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner to join our team and support a client group of regional schools and a college centre. In this pivotal role, you’ll provide comprehensive generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle, with a particular focus on employee relations and recruitment. You’ll work closely with school leaders to coach and train managers, build strong partnerships and help shape a positive, high-performing culture.
Key Responsibilities:
• Advise on complex HR cases with clear, risk-aware solutions
• Lead employee relations and support managers across the organisation
• Provide up-to-date HR guidance and assist with formal hearings
• Analyse HR data to drive performance improvements
• Manage complex HR issues, update policies, and lead key projects
Key Requirements:
• Solid HRBP experience, ideally with CIPD Level 5 or Chartered MCIPD
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and build relationships
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Analytical, detail-focused, and a confident problem solver
• Excellent written communication and proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
If you’re passionate about making a real impact and ready to bring your HR expertise to a values-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
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.