Start date: 6 January 2025 Hours per week: 37, Term time only drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust Three, Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2JB Telephone number: 07943359248 Contact email: kwoollsdrbignitemat.org Contract type: Permanent About this Role We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced People Advisor to provide an excellent HR advisory service to 2 of schools in the Birmingham area. This role will be full time (37 hours per week) term time only. This is not a hybrid role as you will be required to spend your time in our schools providing an exemplary service supporting the Principals and Operational teams, becoming embedded as an extended member of their team. The role will be based in 2 of our schools, Audley Primary School, B33 9HY and The Oval School, B33 8JG and travel will be required to our other schools and occasional travel to our Head Office in Brindley place in Birmingham. As a valued member of our central team, you will work in collaboration with our wider team of HR professionals. You will report to the Senior People Manager who will support you and give guidance for your development. What we are looking for: an experienced people advisor providing expert advice to our schools and to our people in a timely manner, able to manage your time and case work effectively you will need to demonstrate experience in managing casework and knowledge of employment law you will be required to undertake casework as needed, both coaching and mentoring others through this process as part of our commitment to learning and development being a trusted advisor: supporting the headteachers on all things staffing and HR, guiding them through employee relations and employment law experience of working in the multi academy trust sector is desirable but not essential What we can offer you: a positive culture where everyone is valued and respected a commitment to your development and wellbeing access to the local government pension scheme generous annual leave entitlement This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to Apply Please apply online If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview. drb Ignite Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions. Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.