Human Resources Advisor

**Job Overview**
- Provide high quality professional advice and support to managers and staff for all HR related matters.
- Undertake specialist and general HR tasks as required and appropriate to the role.
- Deputise and act up for the HR Manager, as required.

**Essential Skills and Characteristics**:

- A CIPD Level 5 certification, or above.
- Previous experience of working in a fast-paced Education HR team, providing first level advice on HR policies and procedures, employment law and employee relations issues.
- Excellent organisation and communication skills, with a good foundation in HR theory.
- Ability to multitask and deal with a range of incoming enquires - organisation is key to the success of this role.
- Ability to develop innovative ideas and solutions.
- Excellent IT skills specifically MS Office; particularly Word, Excel and Outlook, also keen knowledge, and experience of the importance of databases and their role in providing accurate management information.
- Able to form and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, service users and third parties.
- Self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to always strive for the best outcomes. **Able to streamline and improve operational processes.**:

- Highly enthusiastic with excellent communication skills.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES**
- Update and support changes to employment law and best practice across schools HR.
- Maintain the suite of document templates eg employment contracts, variation to contract letters, invitation to meeting letters, resignation letters, etc. Ensure these are accessible to the team and ensure they are kept up to date, relevant and in line with contractual and statutory requirements.
- Generate employment contracts and variation to contracts in line with authorised management requests for checking for the HR Manager.
- Undertake Regular Single Central Record Audits for the schools
- Work closely with the Payroll Department to ensure workforce information is kept up to date, and any problems identified and addressed. Issue accurate payroll instructions, to meet payroll deadlines.
- Manage and monitor the Absence Management Programme across the Trust
- Manage and Monitor the Probation Period Process with Recruiting Manages and highlight any concerns to the HR Manager
- Assist in the HR processes including recruitment and selection, starters and leavers, employment checks, induction, mandatory/other training, probationary period review, performance and development review, maternity/paternity/shared parental leave, flexible working requests.
- Support the HR Manager in the management of poor performance, advising on solutions.
- Take notes at formal HR Meetings
- Undertake Interviews with Recruiting Managers
- Assist the HR Manager to provide management information reports relating to HR for example absence data, staff lists, payroll costs, etc. Work on requests for information, ensuring timely and accurate responses are provided.
- Work with management to ensure all information (eg jobs, hours, etc) are up to date.
- Undertake Job Evaluations where required for posts.
- Contribute to the development of HR policies, as requested.
- Management the provision of HR data including data input, as necessary.
- Maintain a filing system to ensure documents and information are retained and easy to locate.
- Maintain and update HR database systems.
- Work with HR Manager and Co-ordinate learning and development events for Trust staff, as required, and participate in the delivery of events as relevant.
- Complete relevant documentation in line with Regulatory and awarding bodies.
- Deputise for the HR Manager, as required.
- Always seek to be effective and efficient and to enhance the quality of the service which the HR team gives to all its users in line with the values of the Trust, thereby assisting them to provide a high quality of service to learners.

Chiltern Way Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £39,646.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Flexitime

**Experience**:

- Human resources in Education: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CIPD Level 5 certification, or above (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/09/2024
Reference ID: HR Advisor
- Wendover