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Senior HR Business Support Manager

Hours - 36 hours per week / 52 weeks per year but other working patterns will also be considered.

Salary - PO1 £38,364 - £40,833

Start date - 1st April 2024

We have a new vacancy for a senior HR professional to join and enhance our excellent HR team at Learning in Harmony Trust.

Learning in Harmony is a Multi Academy Trust of 10 Primary and one Secondary Special School provision, based in London and Southend. Our head office is based in East Ham and we have schools located across London and Southend.

With a focus on employee relations, you will support and advise our schools, providing high quality people management support and direction. In addition, you will work with the HR Director to develop procedures, systems, and processes that align with the Trust values and culture of a supportive and rewarding work environment.

Ideally, we are seeking a colleague who can also support the payroll function, particularly in the area of pension scheme administration and compliance.

Learning in Harmony Trust is proud to engage our employees' passion for lifelong learning by supporting Continuous Professional Development (CPD). We actively encourage our workforce to enhance skills and fulfill their potential.

We are open to various flexible working options for this role, including a mix of hybrid working and on-site visits to our schools. The post is advertised as full time, for 52 weeks per year but other working patterns will also be considered.

To find out more, please read the attached job pack. You can also contact hr@lihtrust.uk if you would like to discuss anything in more detail with Sarah Tyler, our HR Director.

Closing date 7th January 2024

Interview date 22nd January 2024

Safeguarding Statement

Learning in Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and the successful applicant will need a satisfactory enhanced DBS certificate and supportive references.

Our aim is to foster a culture of inclusivity that celebrates differences, promotes understanding, and ensures that no one is discriminated against in any way. By embracing diversity, we believe we can tap into the unique perspectives and talents of our employees, creating a more innovative and creative workforce that can better meet the needs of our pupils.

Information about the School

The Learning in Harmony Trust was established as a multi-academy trust on 1st September 2014. Since then, the Trust has grown from a group of schools based in Newham, welcoming schools from Southend-on-Sea in the years that followed, to the present day where we now cover the county of Essex and the city of London.

The founding members of the Learning in Harmony Trust were Sheringham Primary School and JFK Special School. They were joined by Upton Cross Primary School and Hartley Primary School in September 2015 and April 2016 respectively. In the Autumn term 2016, the Trust extended its activities to the Essex town of Southend-on-Sea with Blenheim Primary School and Greenways Primary School joining. Drew Primary School (Newham), joined us in January 2017. Temple Sutton Primary School (Southend) joined on 1st September 2018. New North Academy (Islington) joined in September 2019 and Edwards Hall Primary School (Southend) became the 10th member of the Learning in Harmony Trust in January 2022. In September 2023 Connaught Special School opened and in April 2024 Barons Court joined the Trust.

All of our schools are easily connected and the partnership has evolved over time to cover the county of Essex and the capital city of London.

Our London based schools provide our staff with the opportunity to experience the diverse variety of cultures and leisure activities which make our capital city an exciting place to work.

Our schools in Essex enjoy the picturesque countryside and beautiful coastlines and offer our staff the opportunity to live in some of the most popular towns in the country, including Southend-on-Sea and Leigh-on-Sea.

For us, learning in harmony doesn't mean all schools have to be the same. We are proud to have both similarities and differences as schools, and see this diversity as a strength. We are bound together by our belief that, by working in partnership as one organisation, we can make a significant difference to the children and young people in our schools.