HR Advisor (Schools)

Working as part of a supportive HR team, you will provide high-quality advice and practical support across a broad range of HR matters, escalating more complex issues where appropriate and developing your capability through hands-on experience.

Your work will include:

Advising schools and academies on day-to-day HR issues and employee relations matters

Supporting disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence and redundancy casework

Attending meetings in schools, including formal and preparatory meetings, with senior support where required

Acting as an investigating officer on a range of employment matters, including report writing

Supporting the development and implementation of school HR policies and procedures

Working with trade union representatives as part of formal processes

Contributing to change management and consultation processes

Delivering or supporting HR training sessions for schools and other clients

Providing advice by phone, Teams, email and in person, depending on what the situation requires

You will work with a degree of autonomy, while being supported by Senior HR Advisors and HR Managers.

You are an experienced HR professional who enjoys variety, challenge and face-to-face advisory work.

You will bring:

Experience advising on employee relations matters, including disciplinary and grievance cases

The ability to handle sensitive situations professionally and calmly

A good working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders

Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

A flexible, practical and customer-focused approach

Experience working with schools or within the education sector is desirable, as is knowledge of education-specific terms and conditions. However, we are also keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate the ability to apply their HR experience effectively in a school environment.

You will be CIPD qualified, working towards CIPD, or able to demonstrate equivalent practical experience and commitment to professional development.

This role requires regular travel to school sites across Herefordshire, sometimes at short notice. You must be able to travel independently for business purposes.

Our vision

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers

Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves

Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work

Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do

Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals

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