HR Officer

**Are you passionate about HR and looking to make a difference in the education sector? Wrenn School in Wellingborough is seeking a dedicated HR Officer to be the first point of contact for all HR-related matters.**

**Job Title**: HR Officer

**Location**: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

**Salary**: £30,559 - £32,654 - Grade 6 (NJC Points 18-22)

**Start Date**: ASAP

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Working Pattern**: 37 hours per week

**About Our School**:
The Wrenn School is unique, we aim for excellence in all that we do, we invest heavily in the development of our pupils’ and find ways to nurture them both academically and personally. During their time at Wrenn our students thrive, we are proud of the outcomes that they achieve, and we believe that all students can make outstanding progress and experience individual success.

**About the HR Department**:
The Human Resources Team at Creative Education Trust is dedicated to providing professional, pragmatic, and solutions-focused support to our schools on all people-related matters. Our team is responsible for delivering the People Strategy, which aims to make each of our academies a great place to work and to position Creative Education Trust as an employer of choice for both teaching and non-teaching professionals.

Our experienced Director of Human Resources, along with regional HR Business Partners, collaborates with Principals and Head Teachers to create an environment that attracts, engages, and retains a high-performing workforce. This is essential for delivering an excellent education to our students.

**About You**:

- Be experienced in working in a busy HR Department
- Have knowledge of HR policies and processes, including file management and absence
- Have a professional demeanour and a regard for discretion and confidentiality.

**Requirements**:

- GCSE or equivalent in English & Maths
- 12+ months in a HR related field
- A solid understanding of safeguarding, GDPR and HR policies

**About Creative Education Trust**:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

**CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development**:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

**Application Closing Date**:Friday 28th February 2025

**Interview Date**:W/C 3rd March 2025

**Essential Information**:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

Pay: £30,559.00-£32,654.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HRWSC