People Manager

Washwood Heath MAT, Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust ("WHMAT") is a caring and inclusive group of 7 academies (1 All Through, 2 secondary and 4 primaries), serving a diverse, multicultural community in East Birmingham. We have approximately 740 employees and 4,500 young people across a 3.5 mile-radius.

This will be a school-based role across our seven academies. You’ll be allocated specific schools so that you can build rapport with staff and stakeholders in those settings. This role will require the ability to travel between sites as needed. You’ll be a key member of our HR (People) team, responsible for supporting the People Business Partners with a range of work streams for various academies/directorates including: using SAMpeople our HR Information system (HRIS), professional growth, single central record/compliance, strategic project work, WEDI initiatives and employee relations case work. This post-holder plays a central role in our mission statement of “Find them, grow them, keep them” as unless we find and recruit quality staff for our young people, we would not be able to function as a Trust!

Our ideal candidate:

• Previous HR experience is essential.
• Excellent administrative skills, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy in your written and oral communication.
• IT literate, with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel and management information systems/applicant tracking systems.
• A willingness to learn with a ‘can do’ attitude and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to prioritise and manage your workload autonomously.
• Have an interest in Wellbeing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (WEDI).
• Be willing to travel to all sites within the Trust.

Benefits and opportunities:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment.
• An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy.
• Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), including confidential counselling, wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years’ plus service and 35 following 10 years’ plus service. This excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days’ leave are gained.
• Onsite parking at all schools.

Informal chats are warmly welcomed. Please note: CVs will not be accepted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role. Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.