People & Culture (HR) Manager - Acacia Training

Acacia Training is an award-winning education provider who has been supporting the development of learners for over 20 years. We are committed to making a difference locally and nationally. Our status as a disability confident leader enables us to support our employees and promote inclusive and accessible recruitment. We hold silver accreditation with Healthworks, Stoke on Trent for workplace health and wellbeing.

We improve peoples’ lives through delivery of quality education and empower them to be able to make choices. Our vision is to make education accessible to everyone, ensure opportunities for career progression and for ourselves and our learners to make a positive contribution to modern society.’

Job Description:

As Acacia’s People & Culture (HR) Manager you will manage a small team that oversees all human resources requirements for our workforce of circa 200 employees. This will include recruitment; employee relations; training & development; payroll budgets; GDPR; employee engagement and much more.

You will lead company culture and positive change through the promotion of Acacia’s employer brand, driving our wellbeing strategy and maximising team investment and participation.

You will have excellent HR experience with CIPD accreditation. You will be a skilled creative thinker with great interpersonal skills. You will have an engaging personality; you will be a credible leader with empathy and an ability to build relationships based upon integrity. You will be a motivator, a great listener and communicator, skilled in influencing through knowledge, experience, and respect with a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

Company Benefits:

• 39 Days Annual leave including Bank Holidays
• Legal and General Pension Scheme
• Staff Discount (savings of around £500 per Year)
• Private Health Care
• LLP Partnership option (on completion of Probation)
• Remote Working and access to our Head Office in Stoke-on-Trent
• IT Equipment/Phone
• Company Sickness Scheme

To apply, please read through the job description and personal specification, before sending a covering letter and CV across

Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than Friday 18^th March 2022. Interviews are expected to take place on the 22^{nd of} March 2022.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, gender, or age.

Acacia Training are Disability Confident Leaders and accredited members of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and as such welcome applications from all sections of the community

At Acacia we are committed to safeguarding and employ safer recruitment strategies when appointing for all roles.