Recruitment, Cover and Human Resources Officer

KIRKLEES COUNCIL ARE ADVERTISING THIS ROLE ON BEHALF OF BATLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS COLLEGE

Batley Multi Academy Trust’s sole purpose is to provide an outstanding education for Primary and Secondary learners throughout a local family of schools.

The Trust is passionately committed to the communities of Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury and our surrounding areas, serving our local learners and their families in order to secure excellent educational outcomes, partnered with high aspirations.

Batley Multi Academy Trust currently comprises Batley Girls’ High School, Upper Batley High School ,Batley Grammar School, Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School and Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School. We provide high quality education for both boys and girls. This collaboration enables us to share expertise, knowledge and best practice to ensure academic and pastoral excellence throughout all of our schools, with all schools embracing the same overall ethos and values, whilst maintaining their own unique characters.

Responsible to the Trust Recruitment Lead, the Recruitment, Cover & Human Resources Officer will act as the first point of contact for all customers of the Human Resources service and will deliver an effective, professional and responsive service to the schools with the Trust.

Key duties include:

To coordinate all recruitment processes

To coordinate all recruitment systems, ensuring that recruitment and selection administration including pre-employment checks, are processed in an efficient and timely manner

Provide advice and information on general HR issues

To maintain accurate Human Resources records, including accurately maintaining Batley Girls’ ’High School’s management information system (Every)

To provide administrative support to the Trust Recruitment Lead and wider HR Team, as required

To provide support to the Senior Cover Supervisor at Batley Girls’ High School and Trust Recruitment Lead relating to the allocation of cover and cover work at Batley Girls’ High school.

The successful applicants will have significant previous experience in a recruitment role and have a strong understanding of Human Resources administration, be CIPD qualified ( or currently working towards), educated to A level (or equivalent, or have equivalent relevant experience), be an effective communicator and be able to use their own initiative. A flexible ‘can do’ attitude is essential, as is the ability to provide the very best levels of service to all employees and stakeholders of the Trust.

Due to the Cover responsibilities within the role the working pattern is 7am-3pm Monday - Thursday and 7am-2.30pm Friday.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive forward thinking Trust, who in return for your commitment and hard work, will support you to achieve your own career goals and aspirations.

Further information regarding the role is available from the Job Specification located on the Trust website or from Samantha Gelder, Trust Recruitment Lead on sgelder@batleygirls.co.uk.

Please apply by completing a Batley Multi Academy Trust application form, available at www.batleymat.co.uk or by contacting the Human Resources department on 01924 350081/ recruitment@batleymat.co.uk, for consideration by our selection panel.

Closing date for applications is 9 September 2021 at 12pm.

Interviews will be held week commencing 13 September 2021.