HR Officer

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**Interim HR Officer Immediately Required**

Our client, a well-respected organisation in the education sector based in South Devon, are looking for a HR Officer to come on board on a temporary basis for an initial 3 month contract with the opportunity to go permanent to undertake responsibilities as a member of staff to provide efficient and effective HR support required to meet the Trust’s core HR responsibilities

**Location**: Plymouth (Hybrid Remote)

**Hours**:37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

**Length of Contract**: 3 Months + (Temp to Perm)

**Hourly Rate**:£15.10 via Umbrella

**Vacancy**: 69037

**Day to Day Duties**:

- Work with the Executive Business Managers, Academy Office Managers/ PA’s, Trust HR Partners and the Head of HR to ensure a cohesive approach to HR management across the Trust
- Be the first point of contact and deal with employee queries as necessary
- Provide HR support to the Academies, explaining procedures and policies in a timely effective manner as well as supporting with the implementation of policies
- Support and assist the Trust HR Partners in preparation of reports, liaising with Academies to collate required information
- Assist in the production of data and statistics for the Trust HR Partners to support with workforce planning
- Coordinate and support the Trust HR Partners with employee relations case management, e.g. disciplinaries, grievances, capability matters, including conducting and supporting with investigations, attending hearings and producing relevant documentation.
- Assist with more complex employee relations case work including redundancy situations and TUPE transfers, producing timelines and documentation required throughout the process
- Support line managers/ SLT who are required to carry out investigations for disciplinaries or grievances.
- Liaise with the HR Operations team to retrieve sickness absence reports and oversee the monitoring of absence levels throughout the Trust. Ensuring the necessary meetings takes place as per the relevant policies.
- Compile and manage all occupational health referrals and workplace assessments where appropriate.
- Provide administrative support to the Trust HR Partners

**Essential Skills**:

- CIPD level 3 or equivalent
- 2 years’ experience in an operational HR environment