Job Description
Job Title: Employee Relations Adviser
Location: Islington Council, London
About the Role:
Service Care Solutions are currently seeking an experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join Islington Council's Schools & Education team. In this role, you will provide high-quality, end-to-end Human Resources advice, guidance, and support to Headteachers, Governors, School Business Managers, staff, and other stakeholders within schools.
1. HR Advisory: Provide professional HR advice and guidance to senior managers on complex staffing issues, including discipline, capability, absence, and grievance, ensuring alignment with legal and best practice standards.
2. Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong working relationships with supported leaders and stakeholders to facilitate effective HR support and positive outcomes.
3. Employee Relations: Lead and manage employee relations matters, working closely with trade unions to foster a positive and collaborative working environment.
4. Case Management: Provide expert advice and support at hearings, including Dismissal Appeals and Employment Tribunals, ensuring processes are fair and compliant with employment law.
5. Training and Development: Coach and up skill line managers to handle employee relations issues effectively and reduce the need for formal casework.
6. Policy Development: Monitor trends in employee relations and suggest improvements to HR policies and procedures, ensuring they meet organisational needs and legal requirements.
7. Job Evaluations and Recruitment: Conduct job evaluations and support the recruitment of Headteachers, advising on pay, conditions, and strategies to enhance recruitment and retention.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
8. CIPD qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
9. Willingness to work towards Graduate membership of the CIPD (or a similar professional body).
Experience:
10. Proven experience advising on and supporting restructures, redundancies, TUPE, and redeployment, with good knowledge of Employment Tribunal processes.
11. Experience working in a unionised environment, building productive relationships with trade unions.
12. Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality HR advice on complex employment issues.
Skills:
13. Strong knowledge of current employment legislation and its practical application.
14. Proficiency in employee relations procedures, including experience with employment tribunals.
15. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
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