HR Adviser

HR Adviser

33 hours per week, 41 weeks per year

LPT Grade 8 £39,344 - 42,488 per annum FTE, £32,903 - £35,532 pro rata

Do you want to join our central HR team and have a positive impact on the pupils in our schools?

We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Adviser to join our central HR team.

Under the direction of the Head of HR, you will provide professional advice and guidance to our senior leaders and staff on all employee relations matters ensuring compliance with employment legislation and the trust’s policies and procedures. You will also support the trust’s policy development and undertake ad hoc HR projects.

You will bring sound generalist HR experience and will have experience of advising senior leaders, undertaking case management, interpreting and applying guidelines and defining best practice.

Familiarity with HR in an education setting would be advantageous, but your ability to manage competing deadlines, your attention to detail, your problem solving, interpersonal and influencing skills along with the ability to create and sustain strong, credible and effective working relationships will be of far more importance.

The role is based at the Learning Partners Academy Trust central offices in Guildford but there will be occasional travel across our schools.

This is a permanent part time role working 33 hours per week over 41 weeks per week (term time plus 2 additional non- term time weeks). You will need to have the flexibility to occasionally adjust your working pattern according to the HR needs of the trust. We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.

The Successful Candidate

You will

• Be CIPD qualified to Level 3 (or have equivalent experience) with up-to-date working knowledge of current employment law and HR best practice.
• Have a good level of operational HR and employment legislation knowledge including previous experience of undertaking HR casework, demonstrating knowledge and experience of employee relations processes.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable working with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, exercising tact, diplomacy, sensitivity and confidentiality where appropriate.
• Be keen to continuously develop your knowledge and skills in a range of HR activities
• Be able to prioritise and manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities, with a willingness to support others in the team.
• Be confident working independently and autonomously.
• Have a can-do attitude with a resilient and flexible approach.

About Learning Partners Academy Trust

• Learning Partners Academy Trust, is a collaborative Multi Academy Trust (MAT), built on partnerships with local schools working together, in and around the Guildford area. See the attached information for more information about our trust.

Employee Benefits

We can offer you

• Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Family friendly employer – working within a team which understands that operational needs can be balanced with family responsibilities
• Employee assistance programme – free and confidential third-party telephone counselling service available 24 hours a day
• Pension scheme – Local Government Defined Benefits Pension Scheme where the employer’s contribution is over 18% of base salary

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for this exciting role please use the links provided to access the full job description and person specification and apply online.

Please note, your application will take you to our ATS system (SAMpeople Recruit)

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Lynsey Filby, Acting Head of HR at Learning Partners Academy email lfilby @learningpartners.org

Closing date

Wednesday 3rd June at 9am

Interview date

TBC

Important Information

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we close a vacancy due to a high a volume of applications being received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• When completing the application form please ensure that you clearly evidence your relevant skills and experience in relation to the requirements detailed in the job description.
• Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.