HR & People Director

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
St Austell
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
SALARY
£69,661 / year
CATEGORY
Human Resources & Recruitment
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SKILLS

HR Strategy Employment Law Leadership Stakeholder Management Change Management People Development Risk Management Collaborative Working

FULL DESCRIPTION

HR & People Director

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a modern leader who has a demonstrable and successful track record of making a positive difference to HR, people and culture strategies within an organisation.

  • Salary: FTE £64,356 - £69,661
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Closing Date: Midnight 8th June 2025
  • Location: St Austell, Cornwall (with hybrid working)
  • Type: Full-time (part-time considered)

About the Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an innovative and ambitious trust and sets an unapologetically high bar for its academies to deliver educational excellence. Every [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] child should thrive and have the best opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they live, their social circumstances or additional needs. The HR & People Director will have an unrelenting focus on driving the trust to be an employer of choice promoting the strong ethos and values so that the pupils of the trust receive the best education from [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] staff at all levels.

As HR & People Director you will champion collaborative working and continual professional development for all staff to nurture, maintain and empower a happy, vibrant and skilled workforce. The trust encapsulates this commitment, living by its strapline “working together, inspiring excellence” in each of its 37 primary academies, 22 nurseries and an outdoor education centre, located across Cornwall.

Our trust seeks a Director with a strong understanding of risk, opportunities and landscape of a growing MAT. As HR & People Director you will be up to date in HR legislation and practice. All of these are necessary for the work of the MAT to succeed.

You will also be supported by our experienced trust board and will work in partnership with our other directors, strategic leads, Heads of School, and the Diocese, to develop our trust and ensure that both the MAT as a whole and its individual schools consistently achieve excellent educational outcomes for all pupils.

The role will be based at St Austell, however, there are opportunities for hybrid approaches to working across the Trust. The role is offered as full time but part time hours can be considered.

How to Apply

Application is via www.aspireacademytrust.org/vacancies. For a paper copy, please contact [contact hidden]. Completed application forms can be emailed to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or returned via post to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Unit 20 St Austell Business Park, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4FD.

Please contact the HR team on [contact hidden] to request an informal discussion with the CEO or COO. The proposed interview date is Monday 16th June 2025.

Downloads

  • Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
  • Non-Teaching Application Form
  • Full Job Description (PDF)
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