People Advisor

**Are you a HR Professional looking for a part-time, term-time role? Are you an experienced HR professional whose expertise will truly make a difference? Are you keen to be part of a dynamic and supportive People Services team within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust?**

The People Services Team at Leigh Academies Trust is excited to offer a rare opportunity for a part-time **People Advisor**. This is an ideal role for someone with solid HR experience who is looking to maintain career momentum while balancing other priorities. Whether you’ve previously worked in education or come from a different sector, we welcome your expertise and enthusiasm.

**You’ll play a key role in providing a proactive, professional, and confidential HR service to a group of academies. This includes**:

- Acting as the first point of contact for all HR matters across your designated schools.
- Supporting managers and Principals with all employee relations matters including investigations, grievances, hearings, and capability processes.
- Advising on HR policies and employment law issues with confidence and clarity.
- Managing sickness absence and wellbeing-related issues in partnership with academy teams.
- Handling contractual changes and ensuring data accuracy for payroll and HR systems.
- Supporting more complex processes including redundancies, restructures, and TUPE transfers.

This is a varied and rewarding role that offers exposure to the full employee lifecycle in a multi-site organisation.

**We're looking for a confident HR professional who is**:

- Personable, proactive, and solutions-focused
- An excellent communicator who can build trust at all levels
- Experienced in providing high-quality HR advice and dealing with their own portfolio of ER casework
- Keen to grow and contribute to continuous improvement
- Ideally CIPD-qualified or working towards it

While experience in education is desirable, it’s your approach, professionalism, and HR expertise that matter most.

The role is based in **Strood, Rochester,** with a** hybrid** work model that will also see you in the office with the team 2 days per week and travelling to our Academies based between Ebbsfleet and Greenwich, as well as working from home. Hours are **30 per week**, term time plus one week basis, Monday
- Friday. We are flexible in terms of working hours, and these can be discussed at interview.
- An actual starting salary of £21,754 (£31,194 full time equivalent)
- Hybrid working
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Free on-site parking
- Access to training and development
- Employee Assistance Programme Wellbeing and advice
- Access to GP service

**Being part of Leigh Academies Trust**:
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. **Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website**.**

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

**Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.**

**Our commitment to equality and diversity**: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.