Ready to Lead HR Across a Trust?
Are you an experienced school or local authority HR Advisor ready to step up?
Feel like you've outgrown your current role?
Wondering if this is your year to move into a trust-wide position?
If you've got strong HR knowledge and a desire to make an impact across multiple schools, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
I'm working with Victorious Academies Trust in Tameside to find them a confident and capable HR Lead to support their 15 primary schools.
As HR Lead, you'll be the Trust's go-to person for all things HR-reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and supporting the Executive Team. You'll make sure HR policies, systems and processes are consistent, compliant and people-focused, while offering strategic input as the Trust grows. You'll also play a key role in implementing a new HR system and shaping the Trust's HR strategy.
This is a brilliant step for someone with a solid HR foundation who's ready to lead and influence across a wider setting.
HR Lead - The Essentials:
Actual salary: £42,204 - £47,940
Full-time equivalent: £44,711 - £50,788
Contract: Term-time plus 4 weeks
Working pattern: Monday to Friday, hybrid around the needs of the Trust
Location: Trust Office in Mossley (OL6), with travel across Tameside and Derbyshire
Pension: Local Government Scheme - employer contributions of 19%
DBS and references required
HR Lead - What You'll Be Doing:
Lead recruitment processes across the Trust, from adverts to onboarding
Apply and uphold safer recruitment and equality policies
Manage DBS, right to work, and safeguarding checks
Coordinate induction and probation reviews
Support schools with HR casework (grievance, conduct, capability)
Liaise with legal advisers and arrange investigations where needed
Maintain accurate staff records, including Single Central Records
Oversee HR admin across schools-absence tracking, data, reporting
Monitor and report on trends (absence, probation, recruitment, flexible working)
Advise schools on HR processes: maternity, redundancy, allowances, etc.
Guide line managers through absence management procedures
Mentor and upskill admin staff to build HR confidence and consistency
Support TUPE processes and HR due diligence for new schools
Prepare HR reports and statutory returns
Work closely with the COO on contracts with HR-related providers (DBS, EAP, OH)
Manage the workload of an HR admin support role
Be accountable for HR matters with financial implications
HR Lead - What We're Looking For:
CIPD Level 5
- Driving licence and own vehicle
Someone who can support and challenge in equal measure
Clear communicator who stays calm under pressure
Resilient, organised and confident in decision-making
Analytical mindset with a solutions-focused approach
Up-to-date knowledge of employment law and policy
HR experience in education or a similar setting
Awareness of how HR fits into wider trust operations
Willingness to complete own relevant onboarding checks, including an enhanced DBS.
This role is being handled exclusively by Kellie Gordon at Appoint-Ed. All direct approaches will be forwarded to Kellie. Agency CVs will be regarded as a gift.
Sound like the kind of role you've been looking for?
Send your CV via this ad or speak to Kellie in the Appoint-Ed office.
