HR Adviser Schools

Job Information
The Role

The HR/OD Service in Northumberland County Council is made-up of a friendly, exciting and dynamic team of HR, Learning and Organisational Development and Recruitment and Selection professionals.

This role will sit within the HR Schools team that is directly managed through an SLA arrangement by North Tyneside Council. The HR Advisor (Schools) will be part of a team of three HR Advisers that provides advice, guidance and support to clients (mainly Schools within Northumberland) across a wide range of HR services. The team is supported and managed by Schools HR Managers.

Working as part of the School’s HR team, the new post holder will provide an efficient dedicated first line support to the school leadership team members and where applicable the wider governing body/management board members within the School employers setting, on a wide range of HR policy and practice matters.

This would include terms and conditions, employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, reorganisation and restructures, job evaluation, change management, employee engagement and performance management.

Please note the postholder will need the ability to travel to school locations across Northumberland as and when required.

This is a full-time 37 hrs per week post but would also welcome conversations with anyone looking to work part-time.

NCC believes ‘it’s what you do, not where you do it’ and our Worksmart hybrid working model will enable you to work flexibly, balancing business needs with personal preference.

For full details, please see the attached job description and person specification

Essential requirements:
- Recent Knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice
- Previous experience of supporting case management and providing advice and guidance
- Proven ability to work on own initiative and within a team
- Strong ability to use interpersonal skills to negotiate and influence
- Previous proven experience of working within an HR environment is essential. Although not essential we would welcome applicants that have previous public sector experience or specific schools experience.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact Schools HR Managers; Joanne Blackhall 07989704582 or Emma Watson 0777924736 for an informal discussion

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality

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