Job description
Location: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Hours: 37 hours per week, all year round (additional hours may be required to meet the requirements of the role). Hybrid working at Derby central office, CMAT schools and home. Can be fully home-based during school holidays.
Contract type: Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to partner the Executive Team and Headteachers as well as lead on the provision of a forward thinking, responsive and professional HR service to 25 schools in the delivery of our People Strategy ensuring the Catholic Multi Academy Trust (MAT) operates in the spirit of our values and remains compliant with employment law, health and safety, conditions of service, policies/procedures, Bishop’s Memorandum and best practice.
Working closely with the Director of People for the three CMATs and the Chief Executive Officer the successful candidate will also work with HR colleagues in the sister Trusts to ensure the delivery of consistent employee experience across the diocese and support the achievement of our strategic priorities.
The successful candidate will be CIPD qualified at Level 7 (or have equivalent HR experience), with proven employment law knowledge and confidence to apply this in a solution focused way that aligns with our ethos. A proven ability to lead and inspire a team and Ideally knowledge of schools’ terms and conditions of employment would be desirable, as would experience working with trade unions in a public sector setting. In exchange, the CMAT are committed to provide continuous development opportunities to support career progression. Whilst being a Catholic is not a requirement for this post, you must be willing to support the Catholic values and ethos.
In addition to a competitive salary, there is a generous local authority pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and hybrid working flexibility.
We welcome informal discussion about the role. Please contact Debbie Stanley, Director of People at>The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Being part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.
Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.
Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?
To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.
A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:
• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% of salary.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
For more information about our Trust and our Schools,