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Salary: Up to £65,000 plus Car
This role is a hybrid role with frequent travel required across our locations in the North West, with occasional group wide meetings across our locations in the UK.
Those huge small victories
We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
Salary: Up to £65,000 plus Car
This role is a hybrid role with frequent travel required across our locations in the North West, with occasional group wide meetings across our locations in the UK.
Those huge small victories
We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.
Get Out What You Put In
Are you a strategic HR professional passionate about driving positive change and making a real difference? Witherslack Group is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our dynamic team and work closely with senior leaders across multiple business areas within your region. In this pivotal role, you will deliver commercially focused HR solutions that support workforce planning, employee engagement, employee relations, and organisational change—helping us to create an amazing place to work and ultimately better outcomes for the young people we serve.
You’ll act as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders, guiding them through complex people management challenges, embedding effective development plans, and championing talent pipelines through our internal leadership programmes. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you’ll use HR metrics to influence decision-making and support the evolving needs of our business. This role requires flexibility and regional travel as you partner across various locations to embed policies, drive proactive HR initiatives, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our HR strategy and systems. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Bring Your Whole-self To Work
Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you;
* Significant experience working as a HR Business Partner with a broad knowledge of employee relations practices and processes.
* Proven ability to provide coaching, support, and training to managers and leaders.
* Experience in developing, updating, and implementing HR policies and procedures.
* Strong workforce planning skills with the ability to build credible business relationships quickly.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* Proactive, highly organized, and able to manage competing priorities across multiple stakeholders.
* Flexibility to travel across locations as needed, with a full UK driving licence.
What We Do For You
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:
* Salary: Salary range from £55,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience
* Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday (including bank holidays)
* Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance – check out our benefits here
* Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
* Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
* Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
* A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
Join the UK’s best special education and care provider
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself .
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The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
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