Head of People and Culture


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L3 1BY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	17 Aug 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Significant senior HR or People leadership experience at Head of People, Head of HR or equivalent level.

• Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations and workforce strategy.

• Experience leading organisational change, transformation or centralisation programmes.

• Experience supporting organisational growth, workforce planning and TUPE transfers.

• Strong understanding of people systems, workforce analytics and performance reporting.

• Experience developing and implementing strategic people plans.

• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.

• Experience leading complex employee relations and organisational development initiatives.

• Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.

• Commitment to service excellence, integrity and continuous improvement.

What the school offers its staff

• A rare opportunity to shape a newly evolving Trust-wide People and Culture function.

• The chance to influence workforce strategy across a growing Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

• Flexible and supportive working arrangements.

• A professional and collaborative working environment in our landmark Liverpool headquarters.

• Access to funded professional qualifications and sector-leading CPD opportunities.

• Employee Assistance Programme and staff wellbeing support services.

• Membership of a highly supportive and ambitious leadership community.

• Opportunities to influence Trust-wide decision-making and strategic development.

• A role that will grow alongside an expanding and ambitious organisation.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

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