Trust HR Lead

Salary: £58,239 to £67,030 per annum

Grade: SM1

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week, Full Year (A flexible term-time plus arrangement may be offered for an exceptional candidate)

Location: County wide, North Yorkshire

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at an exciting point in its development and provides an opening for a keen, highly organised and talented HR professional to become a key member of our central support services team. Our HR team provides dedicated and tailored professional support and guidance across the Trust on a full range of people related issues.

Job Details

Line Manager: Chief Finance & Operations Officer (CFOO)

Travel Required: Yes

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive alignment between HR strategy and business goals

• Lead the HR Team in the delivery of the strategy across the Trust

• Manage complex employee relations casework

• Support the efficient and effective recruitment of staff across the Trust

• Produce management reports and undertake statistical analysis, reporting HR metrics What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in HR

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks

efficiently.

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage sensitive information with discretion.

• A collaborative team player with leadership qualities and a keen eye for detail.

What We Can Offer:

• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies and local government

• Generous holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 34 after 5 years' service

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Comprehensive training package with The National College

• Expenses and travel costs

• Comprehensive suite of employee benefits

For an informal chat about the role or to visit the Trust please contact Craig Davidge, CFOO by emailing

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• High standards and expectations

• Integrity, kindness and good manners

• Respect for individuality and difference

• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are 'Striving for Excellence'.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all

staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the 'Employer of Choice'.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.

• Are committed to our Trust values.

• Show initiative and are responsive to change.

• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.

• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.

• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.

• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement ). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role:

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

Key Documents

Arete Recruitment Pack HR Lead

Key Dates

Closing Date: 01/12/2025

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

Trust HR Lead

Salary: £58,239 - £67,030

Posted: 18/11/2025

Closing date: 01/12/2025

Closing time: 23:59