HR Adviser
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School:
Prosper Learning Trust -
Location:
Newcastle, Northumberland, Sunderland -
Salary:
N8 SCP 30- 34 £40,777 - £45,091 actual salary £24,796.82 - £27,420.20 (hourly rate £21.14 - £23.37) -
Hours:
22.5 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Fixed term -
Closing Date:
3rd Nov 2025
Are you a motivated and professional individual seeking a new challenge?
Prosper Learning Trust is seeking to appoint a part time HR Adviser with relevant experience (in a school or similar environment) to join our busy, friendly team as soon as possible. This post offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious applicant to join an established multi-academy trust to provide HR advice and support to both our Academies and Trust Central Team. This post will allow the right applicant the opportunity to utilise and develop their HR skills and experience to support our academies and to contribute to the work of our growing Trust.
Experience of working in a school / academy or an education setting is desirable.
The successful candidate will:
- Use their initiative and work autonomously
- Have well developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Maintain confidentiality and high professional standards
Does this sound like the role for you?
The successful applicant will be expected to work with Academy and Trust Executive and Senior Leaders. Whilst being expected to spend time in each academy, the post postholder will be based with the Central Services Team.
Applicants will be able to manage their own workload and respond to the demands of a busy team. Applicants will need to be committed, flexible and highly motivated in their work. Relevant support and career development will be provided to the successful applicant.
The Trust offers the successful candidate:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- A supportive Trust, Trustees and Governors
- Further professional development appropriate to the role
- The option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
The successful candidate will join a dedicated, innovative, and focused team of staff who are passionate about ensuring that everyone achieves their full potential.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Rachel Fenwick (Trust HR Manager) on 0191 6053899 (Option 1).
To learn more about Prosper Learning Trust, please visit the website.
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.
The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:
- Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)
- Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)
- Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)
- Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)
- Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)
Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).
Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust
The Trust is proud to say that we pay all employees a minimum of the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust’s Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher’s Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.
The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust, so if this sounds like the job for you please don’t hesitate to apply.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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