HR Officer

HR Officer

Location: Wymondham

Salary: Points 12 - 17 of the Support Staff Scale, FTE £27,711 - £30,060 per annum

Contract: Fixed term contract , 37 hours per week

The Education Trust is an expanding multi-academy trust with 11 primary and 9 secondary schools, education over 5,500 pupils.

The Role

They are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of their Trust as a HR Officer.

The HR Officer’s primary role is to work as an integral part of the HR Team, providing the central recruitment and HR Administration function to the allocated Trust schools, the role includes the following tasks:

• manage the full recruitment cycle for a high volume of positions across the Trust
• producing accurate adverts and job descriptions for new posts
• arranging and occasionally conducting interviews with an interview panel
• work with the HR administrator conducting pre-employment and compliance checks to ensure all new staff meet the requirements
• manage the induction and on-boarding processes for new staff
• set up new starters on the CRM system and manage the database
• support a head count of approximately 500 members of staff in all HR/payroll related queries and contractual changes

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment and the on-boarding process for successful candidates once recruitment is completed, to ensure all pre-employment checks are completed in a timely manner;
• Provide interview support to your schools and sit on the interview panel as and when required;
• Be responsible for the issuing of contracts to all staff on appointment to a new role or following a change to their role;
• Lead on the HR input to new staff induction, including new staff briefings;
• Ensure new staff complete the mandatory training programme;
• Audit payslips and salaries on Trust forms and work through pay queries for staff;
• Update and maintain the Trust’s employee database (and files) with all relevant employee personal data, particularly relating to contracts, pay and training;
• Carry out regular audits of employee records and files, analyse findings and make suggestions to improve policies and procedures;
• Provide HR/Recruitment system training to the schools you are responsible for as and when needed;
• Provide first-line advice for all queries relating to HR;
• Work with the Assistant HR Director to administer the Trust’s HR policies and procedures;
• Management information reporting to schools;
• Assist with other routine HR tasks, as required.

Skills and Qualifications

The professional competencies expected of a HR Officer are:

• The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods, high attention to detail and an awareness of the impact of your own communication on others;
• Able to maintain positive relationships with all and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefit the team;
• Willingness to accept responsibility for your own actions; the ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges.
• Be able to contribute to the analysis of problems and make suggestions for solutions;
• Be able to multi-task and work under pressure;
• Be flexible and resilient in managing and executing their daily responsibilities;
• Able to demonstrate strong planning and organisational skills;

The qualifications and experience required of a HR Officer are:

• Ideally, hold a recognised Human Resources qualification or have equivalent experience;
• Have a strong track record of good quality administration and be proficient in ICT database and software systems, particularly Microsoft Office, Access, Excel and Word;
• Previous experience of the MHR iTrent MIS would be an advantage, but full training will be provided.

To Apply

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