Job Description

Due to an internal deployment we are looking for an experienced HR professional to join our central HR and payroll team as a HR Business Partner to provide a timely and professional HR service to schools within the River Learning Trust.

The role will be working in our well established and exceptional HR team alongside our 2 existing experienced HR Business Partners, HR Director, HR Officer, Project Leads and Payroll Manager/Officer reporting into the Head of HR Business Partnering.

You will work in partnership with approximately 10 schools in Oxfordshire across our Trust (including primary and secondary schools) to support them with a range of people matters and timely strategic advice. This is a busy, varied role where you will be working in our culture of continuous improvement and will have a real opportunity to make a difference to our schools and their communities.

You will have previous experience as an HR practitioner and experience gained within the education sector essential; along with a proven track record of handling a range of complex employee relations issues and casework. A driving licence and access to a vehicle for travelling between schools is required for the role.

This is a hybrid role with 1 day per week spent at our central team office working alongside the HR and payroll team; and the remainder of your working time spent visiting schools or working from home.

FLEXIBLE Full time and part time options are available for this role including term-time working or all year round (52 weeks per annum). We are ideally looking for a minimum of 4 full days per week or 30 hours across the week

A recruitment incentive payment may be available for the successful (direct applied) candidate

The River Learning Trust

The River Learning Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) based in Oxfordshire. We are currently responsible for 30 schools including 10 secondary schools, 20 primary schools, an Alternative Provision and a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training)

What we can offer

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION

is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR 'WHY?'

is that children and young people 'only get one go' in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible 'go' for our pupils.

OUR 'HOW?

' is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our ""Working in RLT" guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Applications

Online applications are through MyNewTerm via our website riverlearningtrust.org . If you would like to have an informal chat about the role before making an application please contact Jo Holohan, Head of HR Business Partnering via email on jholohan@riverlearningtrust.org

River Learning Trust reserves the right to close the advert early or to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 44,711.00-47,754.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme On-site parking Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kidlington OX5 2NT

Application deadline: 18/06/2025