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HR Consultant - Casual Contract - Fixed Term

Thinking Schools Academy Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F40-211-S
  • Posted:09/06/2026
  • Pay: £20.47 - £24.37 per an hour
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:21/06/2026 at 23:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a varied role where you can make a real difference to schools, leaders and staff?

Thinking Personnel are seeking to appoint an HR Consultant on a casual, as-and-when-required basis to support the next stage of our growth. The role will provide flexible HR capacity across internal TSAT priorities and external client work, with hours offered according to service need and availability. 
 

You will support complex employee relations casework, investigations, formal hearings, restructures, absence, capability, conduct and grievance matters. You will also provide clear, practical advice to leaders, helping them manage people matters confidently, fairly and consistently. 

We are looking for a credible and confident HR professional with strong employee relations experience, sound employment law knowledge and excellent written communication skills. You will be able to work independently, manage sensitive matters professionally and advise senior leaders with confidence.

Experience of working in schools, academies, multi-academy trusts or the wider education sector would be desirable, as would experience of restructures, redundancy, TUPE or organisational change.

The role will not hold a fixed regional school caseload. Instead, you will be deployed flexibly where senior HR capacity is needed most. This may include external contract support, policy work, service improvement and project activity.

The role will involve travel to TSAT offices, academies and external client sites, with Chatham expected to be a main base. There will also be significant remote working, depending on service need.

Next Steps

If you are interested in joining Thinking Personnel and supporting a growing, specialist HR service for schools and trusts, we would encourage you to apply.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Daniel.Matthews@tsatrust.org.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Information about the trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Portsmouth and Plymouth. We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life, regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

Think about their Thinking Be their Best self Shape their Success

Our recruitment team plays a key role in supporting this mission by helping our schools attract, engage and appoint talented people who can make a difference to children and young people across the Trust.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Simon Arnold
  • Address:The Thinking Schools Academy Trust,
    Park Crescent,
    Chatham,
    Kent,
    ME4 6NR
  • Telephone: 03333 602050
  • Email: recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.