Are you passionate about supporting staff and fostering a positive working culture?

We’re looking for an experienced dedicated HR Advisor to join our friendly school team and play a key role in delivering a positive employee experience, supporting HR operations, and driving people initiatives that shape our culture and performance. 

In this role you’ll be providing expert HR guidance, managing employee relations, supporting recruitment, coaching line managers and staff wellbeing; and helping us to create the environment where everyone can thrive!

We are looking for a HR professional who is collaborative and approachable, with a professional and credible demeanour who is passionate about fairness, inclusion, and delivering a great employee experience.

About the academy

The academy, based in Higher Blackley in North Manchester, has over 1,600 students on roll and is part of Co-op Academies Trust.

Co-op Academy Manchester was recently judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in March 2023. Ofsted said that:

“Leaders, trustees and governors strive for all pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester to be successful. Pupils are encouraged to demonstrate the ‘ways of being Co-op’ in all that they do.”

“Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use their expertise to help pupils to learn well in lessons. Teachers who are not specialists in a subject receive appropriate and effective subject-specific training. This enables these teachers to deliver the curriculum equally well.”

“Leaders have thought carefully about the curriculum that they want all pupils to learn, including those with SEND. The curriculum is well organised. Subject leaders have thought deeply about the key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this content should be taught.”

All academies in our Trust are united by our Ways of Being Co-op.

These are:

• Do what matters most
• Be yourself, always
• Show you care
• Succeed together

We are looking for colleagues who are up for a challenge; who want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with; who are committed to their own professional development and who want to be outstanding teachers, classroom assistants, administrators, leaders, and support workers across a wide range of roles in our academy. 

We offer:

• Leaders within the faculty who are serious about reducing unnecessary workload
• Centralised resourcing of English lessons
• Excellent facilities
• The opportunity to work in a highly successful academy with a growing reputation as a high-performing educational setting.
• Significant opportunities for professional development and growth within the academy and the Trust.
• The opportunity to work under the ethics and values of the Co-op.
• Co-op Academies Trust benefits package.

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.