Human Resources Manager

Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity operating in England, Scotland and Wales. Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential by offering exciting outdoor learning environments to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. 

Position: Human Resourcers Manager

Location: Onsite at Forest Row, East Sussex

Hours: 40 hours per week (full-time), Monday - Friday

Salary: £41,732 - £47,822 per annum

Benefits: We offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.  Full details of our benefits can be viewed on our website.

How to apply: A completed application is required for consideration of this role, please visit our website for details  

Closing Date: completed RMT applications to be received by 12noon Friday 14th February 

Interviews will be held onsite at Emerson College on Monday 24th February 2025

We are looking to recruit a Human Resources Manager to this newly created role at an exciting time of expansion and development.

You will work as a member of the Central Services Human Resources Team and will have primary responsibility for Ashdown Garden School and Emerson College, as well as providing Trust-wide support when required.  The post holder will primarily be responsible for the management, development, and promotion of the human resources function at their allocated provisions, which are located on the same site, running as independent operations.  

Experience of Ofsted and CQC would be advantageous but is not essential.  

This role is for you if you:

• Realise the importance of safeguarding, have a rigorous approach to vetting and compliance and ensure that the department and all provisions are always inspection ready.  
• Have experience of manging a HR function. 
• Have significant demonstrable experience in conducting investigations, resolving grievances, supporting staff with ill health and similar employee relations processes. 
• Are committed to empowering managers to lead on employee relations process while ensuring they stay compliant with policy and legal frameworks. 
• Are able to work and manage the function in a dynamic, fast paced and complex organisation.  
• Are able to support and develop line managers to provide an effective service to the provisions and line managers across the Trust. 
• Have personal resilience, thrives on challenge, and has strong personal leadership skills.