HR Assistant at The Rise Partnership Trust

The Rise Partnership Trust is a specialist multi-academy trust providing outstanding education and support for children and young people with SEND. Inspired by our vision, 'Love, Learn, Laugh', we are committed to helping every pupil reach their full potential in a safe, caring, and inclusive environment.

We are seeking to appoint an organised  and proactive HR Assistant to join our small and supportive HR team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong administrative, organisational, and communication skills to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality HR service across the Trust.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support across a broad range of HR functions, including recruitment, employee records management, payroll administration, HR systems administration, and other activities throughout the employee lifecycle.  The postholder will help ensure HR processes are delivered efficiently, accurately, and professionally while providing excellent support to all staff queries.

 We are looking for someone who is highly organised, able to manage a varied workload, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail.  You will be committed to maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality, accuracy, and professionalism while handling sensitive information. Previous experience in an HR or administrative role is desirable, ideally within an education or public sector environment, although full training will be provided for the right candidate.

We can offer you:

Professional development and continuous learning (CPD) opportunities

Flexible working and family-friendly policies

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Staff wellbeing programme and wellbeing initiatives

A supportive and collaborative working environment

For further information on the role please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

Equality Statement

We treat all of our employees equally and without compromise since, as a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and understand that, regardless of any protected characteristics, each of us brings something special to the role. Throughout our hiring and employment procedures, we are dedicated to upholding equality and fairness and refraining from discrimination on any basis.

Safeguarding Statement *

The Rise Partnership Trust take its’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

·         All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

·         All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview