Director of People and Resource Management

Permanent position required as soon as possible.
Salary: NJC SCP 31-36 (£37,261-£42,503)
Full Time/52 Weeks – negotiable for the right candidate
Green Book Pay and Conditions

Northern Lights Learning Trust is a growing cross-phase Multi Academy Trust across Wearside and Teesside with a DfE Teaching School Hub & DfE Early Years Hub.

As a growing Trust we are looking to expand our Central Team and are recruiting an HR professional to join the Central Education Team. Applicants should have significant experience in HR management, ideally gained within an education or Local Authority setting. Experience of casework such as responding to initial HR queries, recruitment processes, flexible working requests, TUPE, absence management, disciplinary investigation processes and payroll processing and queries will be advantageous.

The Director of People and Resource Management will be an important new position to the Human Resources and People Development Team within our Trust and will report to the Chief Operating Officer. The successful candidate will be based in our Central Office, Lighthouse View, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, SR7 7PR, with a proportion of their time spent in schools, as required.

Do you…
• Have a passion for human resources and people development?
• Have experience in HR within schools or Local Authority?
• Keep up to date with the latest research and evidence?
• Want to support the Trust in driving organisational change?
• Enjoy being innovative and creative?
• Want to make a real difference in the health and well-being of our staff?
• Champion stronger working practices and employee voice?
• Want to be part of a growing organisation that sits within the wider school system
both regionally and nationally?
• Have high expectations of yourself and others and enjoy working collaboratively?
• Know how to provide support and challenge in a developmental culture?

If so, we would really welcome your application