Job Description
Group HR Manager – Children’s Residential Services
Salary £55,000 - £60,000 per annum plus bonus
Greater Manceshter
Overview
Compass Associates are proud to be working with a leading provider of residential and educational services for children and young people who have experienced significant trauma. The organisation operates a large network of residential homes and specialist schools and has consistently achieved Ofsted outstanding ratings across its services. We are seeking a Group HR Manager to lead the HR function at head office.
The Candidate
The Group HR Manager will be responsible for the overall leadership of the HR department, reporting directly to the CEO. This is a generalist role, heavily operational (90%) with a strategic element (10%). The postholder will lead a small HR team, oversee learning and development programmes, and drive recruitment and retention strategies in a challenging sector with high staff turnover and workforce shortages.
The successful candidate will have experience managing high-volume recruitment, complex employee relations cases, and compliance with Ofsted and employment law. They will be confident in reporting accurate workforce data to senior leadership, mentoring HR staff, and developing engagement and retention...