Job Description

Granville Academy

Derbyshire
26,824 - 27,694 pro rata

Salary:

24,358.33 - 25,148.36 (26,824 - 27,694 FTE)

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 October 2025

Apply by:

18 September 2025

Job overview

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We are seeking a highly organised, discreet and proactive individual to join our school business team as an HR Officer.

This is a pivotal role supporting the full employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to training, absence management and payroll coordination.

The ideal candidate will have strong administrative skills, a good understanding of HR processes and a keen eye for detail; particularly regarding safeguarding and compliance requirements such as maintaining the Single Central Record.

Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will liaise with staff at all levels, provide first-line HR advice, and act as a welfare contact for absent employees. Experience in a school or education setting is desirable, though not essential.

You will be expected to handle confidential information with discretion and ensure the smooth and efficient running of the school's HR function in a fast-paced environment.

Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 week per year.

Our Vision and Values - Affinity Learning Partnership

Affinity Learning Partnership is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising three Secondary Academies and four Primary Academies, currently based in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

We pride ourselves on being 'a great place to work', where everyone belongs, progresses and thrives.

Belongs:

We advocate and nurture inclusivity, connectedness and wellbeing by creating opportunities for all and forging a sense of community.

Progresses:

Exceptional CPD and career pathways ensure all staff can excel in their roles.

All of our schools deliver quality teaching and learning, underpinned by our aspirational and enriching curriculum. This is enabled by skilled support and business professionals.

Thrives:

We empower staff, pupils and our wider communities to be agents of change both now and in the future. We actively seek to grow our Trust where it supports all in our community to achieve, grow and develop.

CPD

The Trust believes that professional development is key to being successful and offers excellent opportunities for colleagues to grow and achieve. We provide tailored CPD and professional development, mentoring, strong support and a range of developmental opportunities across the Trust.

In Return

We strive to be an Employer of Choice and are committed to the wellbeing and development of our colleagues. You will join a supportive, warm and friendly community and enjoy an excellent benefits package, which includes:Cycle-to-work scheme Employee assistance programme Discounted gym membership BHSF healthcare scheme Eyecare voucher scheme Flu vaccination vouchers

Visits

Prospective applicants are welcome to visit, and this can be arranged by telephoning 01283 216765.

To Apply

If you would like to discuss the role or have any other queries, please call 01283 216765 and ask to speak to the HR team.

Please note that we do not hold a sponsorship licence and, therefore, are unable to employ individuals residing outside of the UK or candidates living within the UK who require continued sponsorship to work in the UK.

To apply, please visit: https://www.granvilleacademy.co.uk/54/vacancies

Closing date: 9.00am on 18th September 2025.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

About

Granville Academy

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Granville Academy

Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 7JR
United Kingdom

+44 1283 216765

Granville Academy is a proud member of Affinity Learning Partnership - where everyone belongs, progresses and thrives. In joining us, you'll bring this ethos to life in everything you do and in every interaction with our inspiring and enthusiastic children.



Our site benefitted from a recent 5 million new build programme, which included a new sports hall and science and technology facilities. The most recent addition of a new block housing Humanities is testament to the rapid growth and success of our academy, and we are committed to ensuring our facilities reflect our ambition and serve our students and community well. The infrastructure increasingly supports high-quality teaching and learning; there is an ambition to suite all rooms with interactive Apple TVs that ensure pedagogical techniques maximise outcomes, giving our students an environment in which they feel safe, are productive and are proud.

History & Ethos

Granville Academy's ethos is in line with the other six schools in our Trust. Our vision is 'To ensure that all the children and young people in our care have the opportunity to fulfil their potential through achieving highly, regardless of their ability or background'. We have a clear strategy for achieving this. Our values are the mechanism through which this vision will be achieved, and we expect staff and students to live them every day. They are to 'work hard, be kind, choose wisely'. We believe that these values are both central to success within education and also key values that allow us to be successful in life. We explicitly teach and promote these values, expecting our students within our academy to show acts of kindness, gratitude and self-discipline within lessons, within social time and within their wider community. We support this by upholding the highest of expectations within a warm, strict culture in which high-quality teaching and learning is the heartbeat of a lesson.

Location

Swadlincote is known for its rich pottery and mining heritage, is the main town in South Derbyshire and is located at the heart of the National Forest. The area also boasts lots of places to eat and socialise and sits in the heart of the National Forest and offering lots of leisurely walks. Conkers offers a fun-filled family day out, whilst there is a ski slope for those more adventurous. The area is also very close to the National Arboretum at Alrewas. Swadlincote is within easy reach of the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales for those who want to travel a little further for days or a weekend away.



If you are looking to move to the area, Swadlincote offers homes for first-time buyers through to those with growing families looking to move to bigger properties. Property prices range from 70,000 through to over 400,000, depending on what you are looking for. According to a local estate agent, the most sought-after areas are the Castleton Park estate and the Woodlands estate within Swadlincote, plus the outlying villages of Overseal, Netherseal, Oakthorpe, Measham, Moira, and Donisthorpe. If you are looking to rent in the area, properties start at approximately 80 through to 200 per week.

Facilities

Suited within our 5 million development, our new facilities include a purpose-built sports hall; four science classrooms, including a specialist physics laboratory; an activity studio; a fitness suite; and two design and technology rooms, including one with a heat treatment bay.



Other areas of development have been the new humanities suite and a purpose-built designated library that is both vibrant and stimulating for our students. With further developments and refurbishment planned, we commit to this continued investment to ensure our students and local community have the facilities and learning environment they deserve, which will further support our progress and journey towards excellence.



The de Ferrers Academy is an Apple Distinguished School and has disseminated best practice in this area to all of the schools in the Trust. All students have their own iPads, and staff are provided with one, too.

CPD

The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful engagement and retention, offering excellent opportunities for colleagues to grow and achieve. We are committed to coaching as part of our offer and believe that it is an entitlement to improve our pedagogical practice. We have an open and honest culture in which we strive to be 1% better each day in all that we do, with our craft and subject knowledge being central to this development. We recognise the need for career-stage CPD and are committed to offering NPQ opportunities where appropriate. As a Trust and academy, we know that highly skilled, well-qualified and passionate teachers are our best resource, and we seek to grow, nurture and develop experts within a supportive professional offer. We offer an extensive and well-supported ECF programme. Being part of a multi-academy trust opens opportunities for advancement to promoted posts or cross-trust working groups in order to share best practice and exposure to working in situations with like-minded individuals, enabling that personal growth.

Benefits

Staff can benefit from free use of the brand-new fitness suite (following induction by PE staff!), and within our academy, we have a well-being programme that is highly valued by staff.

Our Vision and Values - Affinity Learning Partnership

Affinity Learning Partnership is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising three Secondary Academies and four Primary Academies, currently based in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.



We pride ourselves on being 'a great place to work', where everyone belongs, progresses and thrives.

Belongs:

We advocate and nurture inclusivity, connectedness and wellbeing by creating opportunities for all and forging a sense of community.

Progresses:

Exceptional CPD and career pathways ensure all staff can excel in their roles.



All of our schools deliver quality teaching and learning, underpinned by our aspirational and enriching curriculum. This is enabled by skilled support and business professionals.

Thrives:

We empower staff, pupils and our wider communities to be agents of change both now and in the future. We actively seek to grow our Trust where it supports all in our community to achieve, grow and develop.

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