Human Resources Generalist

Role: Senior HR Advisor – Schools Location: Auxilium House Hereford /school sites/ some home working Hours: 30 per week + term time plus 4 weeks to be worked during school holiday periods (42 weeks) We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor (Schools) to provide a comprehensive, professional, high quality advice and support service on the full range of HR disciplines to schools and academies. This includes supporting clients with complex employee relation casework, by email/telephone/teams and onsite, acting as an investigating officer on variety of employment matters, report writing and attending formal meetings. You will lead the development of school based HR policies and procedures working closely with Trade Union representatives and also design/deliver training sessions to clients on a variety of HR topics You will have a proven track record of managing and solving a range of complex HR casework including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence management, TUPE, redundancy, appraisal and capability. Although experience of working within the schools' sector and providing advice in line with school specific legislation such as the Burgundy Book, School Teachers' Pay & Conditions Document and School Staffing Regulations would be beneficial, this is not essential. If you are looking for the next step in your HR career we are looking for an experienced HR professional who is preferably fully CIPD qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You should have a strong knowledge of employment law, excellent time management and interpersonal skills, be able to work mainly autonomously under the guidance of your line manager and have the ability to make on the spot professional decisions in challenging environments. You will be required to travel throughout Herefordshire to attend on site school meetings on a regular basis and sometimes at short notice. As travel is essential, you will be required to provide your own transport for business use.