What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional people partner to join our trust's HR Centre of Excellence and support the next phase of growth in Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool. Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form. Our HR Centre of Excellence exists to support our leaders in making better decisions relating to their people, to support with employee relations issues and to ensure we recruit, develop and retain talented individuals within the sector. The ideal candidate will have: • Experience of supporting and influencing leaders at all levels
• An understanding of the principles of change and have experience in supporting leaders and their people through change
• Strong employee relations experience, with good knowledge of employment law and a commitment to keeping this knowledge up to date
• Have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?• We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
• We are launching a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
• We are always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload
• Hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking
• Local government benefits package including 31 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and defined benefit pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cash health plan, lifestyle benefits and discounts) Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools and colleges, which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship. Visit our OpenSource platform to learn more about our approaches and culture. What the school offers its staff Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification. Interviews will take place during the week commencing 3 March 2025. Please visit or call us on 01274 085526 and speak to Marc Murray, Head of Employee Relations in order to discuss the role further. We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required. We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here. Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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