Part Time Regional People Partner (Didcot/Banbury)

Are you an exceptional CIPD qualified HR professional looking to join a highly experienced People team in a large Academy Trust?

Your opportunity

Our Banbury and Didcot cluster of primary schools are seeking to recruit a People Partner that will have the accountability for providing advice, coaching and support to school leaders, and line managing a People Administrator who is based within the schools. In addition, you will oversee a variety of casework, disciplinary, capability, grievance, restructuring and other HR related matters. You will also be involved in development project work and the delivery of training.

As part of the people team you will have the opportunity:

• to work as part of a respected People function closely aligned to school improvement
• to further develop your People skills and expertise
• to experience a uniquely varied role allowing you to work with a number of different schools
• to contribute to the success of an innovative, forward thinking family of schools
• to shape and develop the People Administrators within your region to support the delivery of a dynamic and aspirational People Strategy.

As a member of our People Team you will be able to choose where you work, where the demands of the role allow. For some, you may wish to continue working from home, whilst others may be keen to return to an office based role or to split your time between the two

Consisting of six primary schools, the Didcot/Banbury cluster has a collaborative approach towards working; this means the schools can work closely together to provide an outstanding educational experience to the local communities.

About GLF

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of their own local community, yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience.

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Some of our benefits include:

• Continuous Professional Development
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Flexible Working
• Staff Wellbeing
• Career Pathways and Talent Management
• Valued worker scheme

All associate staff at GLF Schools are enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme, a defined benefit pension scheme.

As part of GLF, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression opportunities and outstanding CPD for all staff, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 41 academies or in our central team.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone:

• Who has a minimum of level 5 CIPD qualified with significant generalist HR experience
• That can provide excellent HR knowledge and support to all aspects of the Trust’s operations, bringing challenge to decision making where appropriate
• Who demonstrates unquestionable integrity and discretion to ensure that the Trust’s HR processes are managed to the highest standard
• That is proactive in keeping professional HR knowledge up to date and have a commitment to personal and professional development
• Who is a confident communicator, able to present our people strategy to our Headteachers and other key stakeholders
• Who can be flexible, have a calm approach and a ‘can-do’ attitude, and is comfortable working at pace with multiple priorities
• Who always interacts positively with colleagues, be solutions focused and seek to understand the needs of each of our school

The Details

Salary: £40,000 - £46,352 FTE per annum

Pro-Rata Salary - £18,088 - £20,960 

Hours of work: 18 hours per week across 4 days over 41 weeks of the year (term time plus an additional 2 weeks). We are open to a variety of working patterns.

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as available

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 1st February 2022

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 7th February 2022