Leigh Academies Trust’s Recruitment Team, part of the wider People Services Department, is responsible for delivering a fully centralised recruitment process that all LAT academies benefit from. We have a great opportunity to appoint an experienced Recruitment Advisor who will join our team as soon as possible. Working across all segments in our organisation and with a variety of stakeholders/hiring managers, this is a broad and varied role so an open and positive mindset is essential. You’ll be allocated specific academies that you will co-ordinate all recruitment activity for, allowing you to get to know the school incredibly well and the key staff you will be liaising with on a regular basis.

Reporting to the Talent Manager, the Recruitment Advisor who joins our team will be personable, a genuine team player and thrive on working autonomously and using your initiative. You will have relevant experience within a busy HR and/or in-house recruitment environment. Above all else, a positive attitude and motivation to perform well in this role is essential, as is a real passion for recruitment and a proudness to represent Leigh Academies Trust in the best way possible. You will quickly develop an understanding of our academies including their USPs, roles and requirements. You will be creative with your direct sourcing and deliver proactive candidate attraction strategies. In addition, you will build strong and lasting relationships with a variety of hiring managers and stakeholders across the business, sharing best practices and advising on recruitment conduct. The role sits within a six-person in-house recruitment team that work hard and achieve real success year after year with our academies. If you’re looking for a role that offers genuine job satisfaction, this is the role for you!

The successful candidate will already have the following personal attributes and will be keen to develop them further;

Problem-solving - proven ability to take a variety of business requirements and translate these into tangible and workable solutions using best practice techniques
Commercial awareness - demonstrated ability to see, understand and advise on resourcing and recruitment matters from a business perspective, establishing credibility, trust and respect from senior management and leaders
Analytical - ability to understand and respond to complex problems, draw and present the right insight and recommendations effectively
Proven ability to thrive in a complex matrix environment, collaborate effectively with broader teams and gain support for projects, bringing people together to deliver
High levels of self-awareness and commitment to personal development with a growth mind-set
Our successful candidate will receive;

A salary commensurate with experience starting from £29,904 - £38,600 per annum
25 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days with length of service
Further career development and training opportunities to suit your needs and career objectives

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to discuss further prior to submitting an application, please contact Holly Neve (Talent Manager) on holly.neve@latrust.org.uk / 01634 412 263.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2023, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.