HR Advisor

**Job profile**:

- The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ00004616

**Date posted**

29/04/2025

**Application closing date**

27/05/2025

**Location**

Knottingley (Delta Academies Trust)

**Salary**

Grade I Points 29 to 33 (£38,626 to £42,708 Full Time/All Year Round Equivalent).

**Annual weeks**

52

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Job category/type**

Human Resources

**HR Advisor (Maternity Cover)**:
**Job description**
- Are you an experienced and driven HR professional looking for your next meaningful challenge?
- Do you thrive in a fast paced, people focused environment where no two days are the same?
- We’re looking for an HR Advisor (Maternity Cover) to join our dynamic, supportive, and forward thinking HR team within a large, successful Multi Academy Trust. You’ll play a key role in delivering high quality HR support across a number of our academies, helping us to shape an environment where our staff can thrive, and our students can succeed. This role is to start in July 2025, but this can be negotiable.
- **What You’ll Be Doing**:

- Providing hands on HR support and advice to academy leaders and staff across multiple schools
- Supporting all aspects of casework including attendance, performance, conduct, and grievance matters
- Advising on policy, compliance, and employee relations in line with employment law and education specific regulations
- Partnering with leaders to build a positive, inclusive, and high performing culture
- Collaborating with the wider Trust HR team on projects and continuous improvement

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Proven experience in an HR Advisor or similar level role
- Strong knowledge of current employment law and HR best practice
- Confident handling employee relations casework from start to finish
- Ability to build trusted relationships and communicate clearly at all levels
- Experience in education or the public sector is desirable but not essential
- CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) is advantageous

**Why Join Our Trust?**
- Be part of a growing organisation that puts people first
- Work with a team that values collaboration, integrity, and innovation
- Enjoy a varied, autonomous role where your work truly makes a difference
- Access to ongoing professional development and wellbeing support
- Flexible working opportunities depending on academy needs

**Open to discussing flexible opportunities to work up to 37 hours per week, Term Time Only or All Year Round**
- If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
- As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your **Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing**. Here are just a few examples in each area
- **Financial Wellbeing**:

- Membership to either the **Teachers’ Pension Scheme** or **the Local Government Pension Scheme**:

- **Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme**:

- Access to an **extensive** **discounts platform**

**Physical Wellbeing**:

- **24/7 access to an online GP** or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
- **Gym & fitness discount’s**:

- **Cycle to Work** scheme*
- **Free annual flu jab**

**Mental Wellbeing**:

- Access to an industry leading **Employee Assistance Programme**:

- **Menopause Support Service**:

- Trained **Mental Health First Aiders** in all our settings
- _Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained_
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process._