HR Partner - Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and qualified HR Partner to join our Shared Services Team to provide an effective and efficient HR helpdesk and professional partner service to our schools. You will visit schools on a regular basis.

Salary: £37,280.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (FTE) Competitive salary paid on NJC pay scale, Local Government Pension Scheme

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part-Time

Closing date: Monday 28^th September 2026

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the advert before the published date if we have received a sufficient response.

About us

The Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST) is an ambitious and aspirational family of 15 schools united by a clear focus on school improvement. Our mission is to empower our unique schools to excel, enabling our children and young people to "experience life in all its fullness."

We are proud to serve communities of all faiths and none, with our schools existing to provide exceptional education and care to their local communities. We foster a deep sense of belonging across our Trust, where pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community feel proud to be part of our family.

Website: Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST)

About the role

As HR Partner you will be working in our newly created friendly and supportive HR team and work in close liaison with the Finance team on payroll matters.  This role will report to the Chief People Officer.

You will work in partnership with a group of schools allocated to you, but across the Trust as directed to meet wider capacity needs and to deliver projects.  The ability to develop key relationships at each setting is vital when supporting our primary and secondary schools across Buckinghamshire.  You will support them with a range of people matters with timely operational advice linked to our published Service Level Agreement to schools. 

This is a busy, varied role in a child and people focused Trust, where you will be working in a culture of continuous improvement and will have a real opportunity to make a difference to our schools.

If you have previous experience as an education focused HR professional and would like to work in a really positive, solution-focused and supportive team, we would very much like to hear from you. You must be resilient, have a good sense of humour, and be passionate about the work you do.  

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to make a significant impact across a growing family of schools
• A collaborative, supportive team committed to educational excellence
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The chance to work with passionate educators dedicated to transforming young lives

Being part of a Trust, makes you part of the family and this comes with many opportunities from CPD training and networking to in-house support and career development. 

We are committed to our staff and offer benefits which include:

• Employee Assistance Programme with Schools Advisory Service - through this programme, staff can access a wide range of support including a GP service, menopause support, counselling and mindfulness, chronic illness support, physiotherapy, fitness services and so much more! 
• Free flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye test for computer users
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff 
• Extensive CPD opportunities including (not-exclusively) Trust wide subject leadership groups, mentoring, networking opportunities and apprenticeships 
• Full commitment to sustainable ways of working, green energy and reducing our Trust emissions to reach net zero by 2035.

About you

Please review the attached job description and person specification for more information. 

Other information

To apply for the role please use the following link: HR Partner at Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire | MyNewTerm

Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. The ODBST is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.