What skills and experience we're looking for

Working alongside the Trust HR and People Lead to provide HR support to Trust schools, being a point of contact for people managers’ queries on HR matters, ensuring familiarity with Trust policies and relevant legislation.

You will regularly support employee relations casework across schools within the Trust.

You will contribute to upholding the Trust’s vision, values, and ethos, treating everyone within the Trust with respect, and offering high levels of HR support and customer service.

You will also deputise for the Trust HR and People Lead when required.

What the school offers its staff

We are wholly committed to being an inclusive organisation where everybody feels they belong and to fully representing the communities who live across the Liverpool Diocese. We treat all people with dignity, respect, and kindness.

What we offer:

• Excellent Terms and Conditions – We are committed to maintaining (or bettering) national terms and conditions for teachers and support staff. This includes automatic pay progression within pay scales for teachers who meet teacher standards and their appraisal objectives and a minimum of 27 days of annual leave for support staff.
• Hybrid Working – Central Team staff are able to occasionally work from home alongside working in schools and the LDST Hub.
• Continuing Professional Development – All support staff can apply for fully-funded apprenticeships up to degree level. Teachers can undertake NPQs with us as a proud Church of England delivery partner.
• Leadership Pathways – We have a wealth of development opportunities that are open to colleagues across our Trust and are exceptionally proud of our very high levels of internal promotion.
• Annual Trust Wide Conference – For all colleagues to celebrate and learn together.
• Collaboration – Regular networking opportunities across our 14 networks for different staff groups.
• In-house support – Our Central Team provides direct help and guidance on all education and corporate matters.
• Trust Wellbeing Group – Exploring and implementing new and innovative initiatives to support our colleagues to be happy and healthy in work.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers, and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.