This part-time HR Manager role at Tove Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust, helps develop the trust's people strategy. The post supports individual schools with sickness absence, probation and case management, and applies trust policy across them. Schools run their own HR and payroll teams, so the role links the trust, its external employee relations provider and the schools, and suits someone with education and remote-team experience. A CIPD qualification and an enhanced DBS check are needed; visa sponsorship is not offered.
What the job involves
- Support school teams with sickness absence, probation and other school-level employee issues
- Advise schools on applying trust policies, case management and statutory compliance
- Act as the specialist interface between the trust, the external HR provider and schools
- Work with each school's HR and payroll manager and business manager to improve in-school HR provision
- Support the HR Strategy Manager and leadership team in developing the trust's people strategy
What’s required
Qualifications
- CIPD qualification
Experience
- Knowledge and experience of a range of employee relations issues
- Experience in a similar setting such as schools or education
- Experience of working with remote teams
Skills & knowledge
- Strong IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Mastery of bespoke software used in the role
- Confidence advising school teams on policy and case management
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Comprehensive understanding of the education sector
What’s offered
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pension
- Health cash plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Training and development, with support for further qualifications through the apprenticeship levy
- GROW programme for belonging, development and excellence
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
