Human Resources Business Partner in East Cowes

Are you an experienced HR generalist with solid employee relations experience looking to join a flexible and supportive HR Business Partnering team? We offer an excellent employment package that includes hybrid working, enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of home and onsite working. To reduce our carbon footprint, we look to allocate schools with travel distances in mind, therefore this role would benefit someone who is willing to travel to the South Norfolk and West Suffolk area.

Within the first few weeks you will spend time in the office (Haverhill, Suffolk) and in schools with members of the team for induction and training. Once your initial training is completed, office attendance is once a fortnight for the whole team to get together.

You will be responsible for providing a business partnering support service to our central team, providing advice and guidance to line managers on a range of HR management issues ensuring compliance with the academic lifecycle, HR policies, employment law and current HR best practice. You will manage a range of employee relations issues, including disciplinary, capability and grievance cases and organisational change projects including TUPE.

A key function of the role is to develop the skill and capacity of managers to empower them to manage people issues effectively and independently. You will also have an opportunity to work on HR projects to ensure our service continually adds value to the organisation.

The role will require a combination of HR experience and expertise, as well as interpersonal and technical skills, and the ability to establish credible relationships with a diverse range of people. Demonstrable HR business partnering skills and experience in a complex environment is essential. HR experience in the education sector would be an advantage, but is not essential as training and support will be given to ensure you are confident in your role.

Due to the role covering multi-sites, the post holder must have a current driving licence, and we have a travel claims policy to ensure you are supported on travel requirements of the role.

Unity Schools Partnership is a Multi Academy Trust of 40 schools and growing, the Trust expects its work to be characterised by ethical leadership, an ambition for improvement at pace and the expectation that remarkable improvements can be achieved. If you are ambitious and keen to work in a family of schools committed to these values, please consider applying.

What the school offers its staff:

• Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our pupils' lives
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Family friendly policies
• Supportive and positive management
• Investment in your training and development
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Wellbeing and staff benefit packages
• Local Government Pension Scheme, holiday entitlement starts at 24 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.

Commitment to safeguarding. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.