HR Business Partner; South​/South West

Position: HR Business Partner (South/South West )

Enter your postcode, then select the range below

• Range

HR Business Partner (South/South West England)

Regional Role

• South/South West England
• Permanent

Salary: 50,000 per annum

Hours:

Mon
- Fri, 9-5

Recruit an HR Business Partner for South/South West England to provide school-facing HR partnership, coaching and data-driven people improvement across a portfolio of schools on a permanent £50,000 salary.

We’re on a mission to make work life‑supportive, and to help colleagues do meaningful, people‑focused work.

HR Business Partner (South / South West England)

Location:

This is a regional, field‑based role covering sites across the South of England. The successful candidate can be based anywhere within the Bristol-Southampton corridor, or in a location providing reasonable access to the regional portfolio. Regular travel to service locations across the area will be required, with frequent on‑site presence expected.

Salary: £50,000 per annum depending on experience

Hours:

9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

Contract:

Permanent

This is a school-and-service facing HR role where you’ll be a visible, trusted HR partner for leaders—using people data and real insights from across your region to drive practical improvements.

About the role

You’ll coach and support operational leaders, identify trends early, and help shape measurable people action plans that improve colleague experience and outcomes for children and vulnerable adults. You won’t be managing day-to-day employee relations cases—that support sits with our specialist HR Advice function—but you will use ER activity to spot themes, hotspot locations, and underlying organisational issues.

What you’ll do

• Act as the dedicated HR Business Partner for your allocated regional portfolio.
• Maintain a regular on‑site presence (minimum two days per week), increasing where additional support is needed.
• Use workforce and engagement data to turn insight into targeted action plans with clear ownership and success measures.
• Support leaders to interpret engagement results and deliver meaningful improvement (not just survey outputs).
• Increase on‑site support for identified hotspot areas by stabilising issues and embedding sustainable change.
• Help develop leadership capability and strengthen people management practice.
• Work closely with HR Advice and other HR specialists to ensure smooth handovers and learning is embedded.

What we’re looking for

• Strong generalist HR experience in an operational or multi‑site environment.
• Experience partnering with senior operational leaders.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and good people management practice.
• Confidence using data to challenge assumptions and drive action.
• Approachable, solutions‑focused, and comfortable travelling across your portfolio.

Education experience is an advantage, but not essential.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market‑leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupilsand vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

Your work matters.

You’ll play a real part in helping children and vulnerable adults live…