HR Director

Job Description

Human Resources Director

Scale 12 - £48,579 to £55,158

Full Time from Autumn 2022

26 days holiday

The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust of 15 Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), Teaching School and Wellbeing Service, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest. Formed in 2018, we are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities.

We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional Human Resources Director (HRD) who will be an energetic and inspiring individual in this new post. The HRD role will support the CEO at executive level and lead on the provision of a comprehensive Human Resource Service to senior leaders and staff throughout the Trust.

The successful post-holder, assisted by a Human Resources Assistant, will be responsible for enabling the Trust to provide strategic and professional HR leadership including the development and implementation of the HR strategic plan You will need to demonstrate:

· Successful experience of delivering an HR Service;

· An ability to work both operationally and strategically;

· Understanding of working in an educational setting;

· Experience of supporting leaders in complex cases;

· Identifying and addressing training needs;

· Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders eg. Trade Unions

For this newly established role, the successful candidate will be a skilled decision maker who is able to lead and execute a clear strategy for future growth and sustainability. Your skills will include being able to communicate fluently with different audiences, influencing and informing as required, whilst motivating teamwork, collaboration and productive working relationships.The role will be based centrally; however, travelling between academies within the Trust is required. This is a unique opportunity for the right person. For an informal conversation prior to application please contact the CEO.

Peter Tidmarsh, CEO

ptidmarsh@efspt.org

Closing Date: 4pm Monday 4th July

Selection Process: Monday 11th July

Information about the School

Dear Applicant,

Welcome to The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Wellbeing Service, and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and that provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

We have an uncompromising ambition to use (The) Power of Collaboration to provide outstanding provision through: An inclusive, unrelenting focus on high-quality first-teaching A rich, broad, and stimulating curriculum A high aspiration for all children regardless of their background to achieve the best possible outcomes A wide range of experiences to develop the whole child An environment where good mental health and well-being are nurtured A safeguarding culture to respond to our local context and the needs of our pupils Strong foundations for the next stage of education or employment

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being.Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies, and practice, we can effectively support the children, families, and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient, and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to safeguarding our school's communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

Thank you for your interest in working as part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, for further information on the trust please visit our website at www.efspt.org

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/