Human Resources Manager in Tamworth

• Deliver solutions-focused, professional employee relations support across the Trust.
• Use workforce data to identify risks and drive proactive interventions.
• Support senior leaders with investigations, suspensions, capability, absence management and formal hearings, ensuring consistent application of Trust policies. Provide coaching, training, and alternatives to formal processes (e.g., mediation, counselling).
• Lead protected conversations and settlement agreements, support organisational change programmes, and work collaboratively with trade union colleagues.

  
  

Community Academies Trust (CAT),

SPECIFIC RESPONSBILITIES

Employee Relations

• Deliver solutions-focused, professional employee relations support across the Trust.
• Use workforce data to identify risks and drive proactive interventions.
• Support senior leaders with investigations, suspensions, capability, absence management and formal hearings, ensuring consistent application of Trust policies. Provide coaching, training, and alternatives to formal processes (e.g., mediation, counselling).
• Lead protected conversations and settlement agreements, support organisational change programmes, and work collaboratively with trade union colleagues.

  
  

Resourcing and Workforce Planning

• Develop and implement effective recruitment and workforce planning strategies to build high-performing teams.
• Partner with senior leaders to review structures, plan future staffing needs and manage change processes (restructures, redundancies, flexible working).
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment with schools, ensuring safer recruitment compliance, up-to-date guidance, and high-quality candidate materials.
• Act as the subject-matter expert for resourcing, employment legislation, policy, and best practice.

  
  

Probation and Exit process

• Oversee probation and leaver processes, ensuring timely progression and effective management of contentious cases.

  
  

SCR Compliance

• Support schools to maintain compliant Single Central Record.
• Provide guidance on KCSIE updates and ensure Trust policies reflect statutory safeguarding requirements.

  
  

HR Policies

• Advise leaders on implementing HR policies relating to recruitment, pay, employment practice, wellbeing and ED&I.
• Support the drafting and review of progressive HR policies and toolkits, and contribute to policy briefings, training and the promotion of a positive employee relations climate.

  
  

Reward

• Support the development of Trust-wide pay structures and contribute to the delivery of the pay and reward strategy.

  
  

Health, Wellbeing and Attendance

• Support wellbeing initiatives, surveys and action planning.
• Provide training on wellbeing and work proactively with leaders, OH and external agencies to manage attendance, implement adjustments, and facilitate successful returns to work.

  
  

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Support the implementation of the Trust’s EDI action plan, Gender Pay Gap reduction initiatives, and the delivery of ongoing EDI training.

  
  

HR and Payroll Systems

• Maintain accurate HR/payroll data aligned to Trust policies.
• Support the effective use of systems across the Trust, ensure accurate application of terms and conditions, and provide reliable people metrics to inform decision-making.
• Oversee payroll-related activities such as new starters, changes and leavers.

  
  

Training

• Prepare and deliver internal training aligned to HR strategy and policy requirements.

  
  

Talent

• Work with senior leaders and the Director of the Institute of Education on talent development, succession planning and the Apprenticeship Strategy.

  
  

General Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on complex employment cases.
• Produce HR metrics and reports, lead or contribute to HR projects, and collaborate across the HR team to improve service delivery.
• Provide cover for colleagues when required.

  
  

Professional Growth

• Engage in continuous professional development, maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and HR best practice, and participate in professional networks.

  
  

Coaching and Mentoring

• Offer consistent coaching, support and development to other members of the team
  

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