Dixons Academies Trust Hiring for Fixed Term HR Advisor at Leeds Full Time

Fixed Term HR Advisor

Salary:£39,186-£41,418

Location: We are open to candidates based along the M62 Corridor (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds or Bradford). Regular travel to all of our sites will be required

To help support our current HR team at an exciting time for our trust, we are looking to recruit an additional HR Advisor on a 6 month fixed term basis; working to support leaders in our academies with a range of employee relations issues.

 This role will compliment the existing team of HR Advisors and whilst the post can be based at any of our academies, it is expected that the successful applicant will be willing to travel to any of our 17 academies.Dixons Academies Trust is a rapidly expanding family of 17 schools serving the communities of Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool.  Our Business Services team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding service to our Academies. 

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of supporting leaders with a range of people issues, including absence and performance management as well as disciplinary and grievance processes,
• Have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement,
• Be solution focussed, influencing managers to lead their people in keeping with out mission and values.

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

• Work in an innovative and supportive working environment, where we passionately believe that crafting the right organisational culture leads to the best outcomes for our pupils
• Hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking
• Local government benefits package including 31 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and defined benefit pension scheme
• Complimentary cash health plan from Simplyhealth for all of our employees
• A commitment to professional growth and development opportunities for all our staff

We exist to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the north.  We do this by establishing high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high quality apprenticeship.

At Dixons our values are immutable and direct everything we do; in our highly professional environment we work hard, we are good and we are nice.

Visit our YouTube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

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Full details of this role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

We recognise that not everyone will meet all of the criteria on the person specification, if you feel you would be a good fit for our vacancy please submit your application even if you feel you may not meet one or two of the points on our person specification. 

The role is advertised as full time, on this occasion we would also be willing to consider applications for part time working – please make this clear on your application form so we can discuss with you how this would work for you, should you be successfullycalled through to interview.

Interviews will be held on 13 February 2024 at Dixons City Academy in Bradford.

Please visit www.dixonsat.com or call us on and speak to Angela Skinner, Business Support Administrator – HR, in order to discuss the role further.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.