Human Resources Manager
Community Academies Trust (CAT), Tamworth
Human Resources Manager
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Community Academies Trust (CAT), Tamworth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 25 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 4983eec312474abf9da802d4f0cf7a0f
Location ref: Tamworth
Full Job Description
- 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
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/human-resources-manager-127645819