River Learning Trust - 6 days remaining
Closing Date 20/03/2025
The Cherwell School, Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 7EE
£44,711.00 - £47,754.00 Annually (FTE)
Are you an experienced Schools HR professional?
Do you like a challenge?
Would you like to work in a forward thinking and innovative Multi Academy Trust?
Due to internal movement this role has been designed to provide a comprehensive HR service at The Oxford Academy (TOA) and to manage the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Team.
You will have a dotted reporting line to the Headteacher for operational requirements and will directly report into the RLT Head of HR Business Partnering. You will be considered part of the RLT Central HR Team.
While you are based at TOA, you will spend one day a week with the Central HR Team and other HR Business Partners. You will be included in Central HR Team and development meetings and all CPLD events delivered for the team.
Initially you will be dedicated to TOA developing the HR Team and aligning all HR processes to where they need to be according to trust policy and statutory guidelines. Over time you will begin to support other trust schools and develop as a multi site HR Business Partner.
What skills / experience are required
The successful candidate will have Schools HR experience with a successful track record in managing employee relations, be highly organised and a strong communicator with an ability to build strong working relationships within The Oxford Academy and with RLT Central Team colleagues. You are either already a HRBP or aspiring to be one!
We can offer the opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive HR team, with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. The Oxford Academy is at a very exciting time in its journey and is a thriving secondary school which is part of the River Learning Trust. Please see our attached recruitment pack regarding the HRBP role and additional recruitment information for The Oxford Academy.
The role is offered flexibly. The exact hours and working pattern can be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate. Ideally the role will be 37 hours per week (no less than 30 hours per week) with a minimum of 42 working weeks per year (Term time + Inset days + 3 weeks closure period working including the last week of the summer closure period) up to 52 weeks per year
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our Working at RLT guide
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Jo Holohan, RLT Head of HR Business Partnering about the role, prior to application, then please email jholohan@riverlearningtrust or telephone 07970678352
To apply for the role visit our website riverleaningtrust.org wherw you can apply through My New Term.
The River Learning Trust and The Oxford Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
