Casework Specialist

**Blackpool & The Fylde College** have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a **Casework Specialist**to join the People and Payroll team on a maternity cover basis, based at our **Bispham campus**. You will join us on a** full time, fixed-term contract**and in return, we will offer a competitive salary**of £37,052 - £40,512 pro rata per annum.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the HR casework function, managing a team of People Business Partners while ensuring high-quality, consistent, and legally compliant employee relations support across the College.

**Key Responsibilities of our** **Casework Specialist**:
As the lead for the HR casework function, you will play a vital role in ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes while supporting the College’s people strategy. Your main duties will involve:

- Leading on complex or high-risk casework, ensuring timely, fair, and legally compliant resolution.
- Providing leadership, coaching, and performance management to the People Business Partner team.
- Offering expert advice on employment law, B&FC policies, and best practice people management.
- Reviewing, developing, and implementing people policies in line with legislation and ACAS guidance.
- Analysing casework trends, producing reports, and driving continuous improvement.
- Supporting organisational change initiatives and delivering training to upskill managers in handling employee relations.

**Why Join Us?**:
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact by shaping employee relations practices and supporting positive outcomes across B&FC. You will be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, working closely with leaders to influence strategy and foster a positive employee experience.

**Rewards and Benefits**:
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified
- Enhanced leave allowance of **38 days**(full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme:

- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - **28.68%** employer contribution
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - **15.4%** employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced Family friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:

- Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Occupational Health
- FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
- FREE eye tests
- Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
- FREE healthy breakfast
- Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
- Health and beauty salon
- Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
- Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
- FREE car parking
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am - 5pm during selected half-term breaks

**Closing date**:2nd September 2925

If you would like to learn more about our **Casework Specialist**role, then please click ‘**apply**’ today