HR Business Partner


Company:	The Two Counties Trust
Salary:	£38,510 to £42,123 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Nottingham, NG17 8HP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Sept 2026

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Summary

Grade and Salary: Grade 7: £38,510 - £42,123 per annum

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, year round

Contract Term: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Human Resources Team. You will join a team of dedicated, likeminded HR professionals delivering an excellent service to the schools within our Trust.

Day to day you will work with a cluster of schools and will be responsible for delivering a first-class HR service providing advice and guidance on a range of employment issues, advising on both policy and employment law.

The ideal candidate will hold the Level 5 Diploma in Human Resources practice, have up to date knowledge of employment law and an understanding of terms of conditions of employment within the education sector.

Experience of working with complex casework is essential, including managing absence, discipline and grievance processes. Experience of successfully managing recruitment processes is also essential.

We are seeking to appoint a confident communicator who has the ability to build meaningful positive professional working relationships schools. You must share our goal of delivering an outstanding service to the schools within our Trust so experience of strong customer service skills within HR is essential.

If you would like to join us on the next stage of our journey, making a positive impact on the lives of our students and you are ready to share our ambition, don’t hesitate to apply.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

· Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

· An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.

· Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.

· Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

· A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.

· Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

· A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Midday Thursday 24 September 2026

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 01 October 2026

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

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