HR and Payroll Officer Salary: H6-H7 (Full-Time Equivalent: £ 28,322 - £33,064pa, Actual Salary: £22,581 26,361pa ) depending on skills and experience Working Pattern: 29.5 hours per week, all-year The exact working pattern is to be agreed with the successful candidate but will need to include working on a Friday. In this HR generalist role you will apply your expertise on a range of employee case work in an organisation where people are at the heart of our values, processes and ambitions. You will have the opportunity to apply and develop your skills across the spectrum of HR practice, from absence management to disciplinary investigations, family leave and performance management. In addition, you will be responsible for an effective payroll administration service, therefore, experience in this area would be helpful. The successful candidate will have experience balancing an HR advisory role alongside payroll admin. You will be comfortable applying your own initiative to work in a proactive, accurate and empathetic way. The ideal candidate will either already have a CIPD qualification or will be working towards a Level 5 in HR Management. In return, we can offer you: Expert mentoring from within the HR team; The opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a genuinely collaborative working environment; Highly aspirant schools, with engaged students; A comprehensive staff benefits package. Main tasks and responsibilities Employee relations: Acting as a trusted adviser to line managers and employees on employment-related matters (such as Family Leave and performance management), ensuring that all advice is in line with Trust policies and best practice. Applyingsound absence management practices, for example holding health review meetings, acting on triggers, liaising with occupational health providers and working to reduce the impact of long-term absence. Accurately drafting employment documents, such as pay award or change of terms letters, and actioning the resulting changes to terms and conditions or pay on the Trusts online HR system. Providing HR guidance to managers leading disciplinary/grievance investigations or formal processes Overseeing the HR email inbox, responding to queries in a professional and approachable manner. Supporting the review of employment policies and processes. Payroll administration: Ensure the accurate completion of payroll instructions to our outsourced payroll services Complete the accurate monthly checking process alongside the Finance Team. Develop a sound understanding of payscales and pay calculations. Respond to employee queries in a timely way. HR administration: Supporting the annual cycle of probation and appraisal processes, escalating any concerns to the HR Manager/Director. Supporting the preparation of routine metrics andthe annual staff workforce CENSUS. Delivering new staff HR inductions and ensuring that information in induction packs is up-to-date. Recruitment: Working alongside HR colleagues, as required, to accurately complete pre-employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment standards/DBS protocols and ensuring the accurate/timely entry of data onto our Single Central Register for all individuals engaged to work on the school site. Supporting the wider HR Team with the administrative elements of the recruitment process. The Trust reserves the right to process applications as they are received and early applications are encouraged. Generations Multi Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note that this role exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Further information is available on the schools website.