Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 2
Qualifications Required: CIDP
Salary: The starting pro rata salary is £26,873 and the full time equivalent is £33,945
Start Date: 2nd September 2024
Prospere Learning Trust are recruiting an HR Advisor to join our central HR team, providing high quality and solutions-focused advice and guidance to schools.
You will provide support on a range of employment policies, with particular emphasis on attendance management, wellbeing, flexible work and low-level case work, escalating more complex issues as appropriate.
The advisory team will work collaboratively, ensuring that guidance and support is accessible to leaders and line managers, both on the advice line and through planned time in schools to support meetings.
Ideally you will be in possession of a full driving licence, have access to your own transport and be able to commute to school sites for this role with mileage expenses paid.
Main responsibilities:
1. To work within the casework classification system, assessing the complexity and urgency of issues and escalating concerns or more complex casework to the Employee Relations Manager in a timely manner.
2. To provide first line advice and support to school leadership, central MAT leadership and line managers in relation to absence, wellbeing, flexible working, probationary period management, terms and conditions and statutory entitlements (leave, maternity etc.).
3. To support case work on more complex issues including conduct, capability, and grievance issues with guidance and support.
4. To support the Employee Relations Manager with complex casework, including the preparation of document packs to specified standards, undertaking research and minute taking as required.
5. To ensure that advice is legally compliant, aligns the Trust policies and that options and risks are clearly articulated to support decision making.