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Grade and Salary: Grade 5: £32,578 - £34,811 per annum

Working pattern: 37 hours per week, year round

Contract term: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Human Resources Team as a Junior HR Business Partner. This is a varied role, combining HR advisory and recruitment responsibilities providing an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within Human Resources. You will be working closely with schools across the Trust, to provide first-line HR guidance to leaders on a range of employment matters, support employee relations processes, and assist with the delivery of HR initiatives.

You will also coordinate end-to-end recruitment campaigns, including advertising vacancies, onboarding new starters, completing pre-employment checks, and preparing contracts and employment documentation throughout the employee lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within an HR and/or recruitment environment, with a good understanding of employment legislation and HR best practice. A CIPD qualification, or willingness to work towards one, would be advantageous.

We are seeking a proactive and confident communicator with experience in HR and recruitment, strong organisational skills, and the ability to build positive professional relationships. A good understanding of employment law and HR best practice is desirable, along with a commitment to delivering an outstanding service to our schools.

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Midday Friday 25 September 2026

Interviews will be held on: Monday 05 October 2026

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.