Employee Relations Specialist

Job reference REQ
003789 Date posted 19/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 15/11/2026 Location Dixons Academies Trust (Group) Salary DAT Level PO1, SCP 32-36 (Actual salary £38,516-£42,123) Package Permanent, AYR Contractual hours 37.5 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments Blank

Job description

We are seeking to appoint 2 exceptional Employee Relations Specialists to join our multi-academy trust (MAT) and support our Business Services team through the next phase of growth in Leeds, Bradford, Greater Manchester and Liverpool.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our HR team and make a meaningful difference across our trust. You will work closely with academy and trust leaders, providing pragmatic advice and confidently managing a varied employee relations caseload.

We are looking for someone who combines sound professional judgement with a positive, solutions-focused approach. You will have the autonomy to take ownership of cases, influence decisions and help us continuously improve the support we provide.

The ideal candidate will:

• Take ownership of a varied and complex ER caseload
• Provide confident, pragmatic and solutions-focused advice
• Build trusted relationships with leaders, colleagues and trade unions
• Exercise sound judgement and effectively manage risk
• Remain calm, organised and responsive under pressure
• Use insight and feedback to improve our HR service

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Greater Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our Open Source Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification .

Interviews will take place on 23 November 2026.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone refore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here .

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.