HR Advisor - Outstanding Multi-Academy Trust - Reading -...

Do you want to work within a thriving, forward-thinking Trust with an excellent HR team?

• HR Advisor

• Full time

• January 2026 start

• Generalist HR with responsibility for ER, compliance & recruitment

• Outstanding Trust-wide HR service

An Outstanding Multi-Academy Trust in Reading is recruiting a HR Advisor to start in January 2026 . This is a permanent, full-time role supporting several schools across the Trust, ideal for a confident HR professional seeking to broaden their experience in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Trust Information

This highly successful Trust educates over 5,000 students across primary and secondary academies. Ofsted consistently recognises the Trust for its strong leadership, exceptional support systems, and commitment to staff development.

Based in Reading, the central HR team offers an exceptionally high standard of service. The HR Advisor will work collaboratively with school leaders, providing guidance on recruitment, employee relations, absence, policies, and workforce planning. The Trust is well-resourced, with modern HR systems, excellent digital processes, and a strong commitment to compliance.

Staff well-being is central to the Trust’s ethos, and employees benefit from outstanding CPD opportunities, including progression towards CIPD qualifications , HR business partnering routes, and exposure to a wide range of strategic HR projects. Transport links around Reading make commuting straightforward for applicants across Berkshire and neighbouring counties.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience working in HR at Advisor level or progressing from Officer level

• Strong knowledge of ER casework, HR policy, and employment law

• Understanding of safeguarding and safer recruitment

• Highly organised with strong interpersonal skills

• CIPD Level 5 preferred; Level 3 considered

Salary

Salary will be paid to scale , in line with Trust and local government pay frameworks.

Application – HR Advisor (Reading)

Please submit your application for this HR Advisor role as soon as possible.