Job Title HR Advisor - Full Time or Part Time (Minimum 3 days per week) Sector HR, Recruitment & Training Type Permanent Location Theale, Reading Salary £34 - £40k (pro rata for P/T) Benefits Role Description An HR Advisor is required for The HR Dept, based in Theale, Reading. To support our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced HR Generalist to work Full or Part Time (minimum of 3 days per week but must include Friday, but flexible on hours worked). We offer an attractive rate of pay (£17.44 to £20.51 per hour), plus benefits including life assurance, NEST pension, company sick pay and 23 days holiday with an additional day off for your birthday. The work is extremely varied, and we currently provide HR support to over 100 SME Clients, varying in size from 2-300 staff, across all business sectors and also charities. The Company: The HR Dept provides the complete range of outsourced HR Services to small and medium sized companies in and around Reading, the Thames Valley, South Oxfordshire and the East Chilterns. Main Duties: Provide advice and guidance to clients on a range of HR issues either by telephone, email or face to face. Manage casework such as disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, sickness absence, performance issues, TUPE, occupational health referrals or recruitment Produce Employee Handbook and Contracts of Employment for new clients. Update existing Handbooks and Contracts of Employment in line with legislative changes Deliver HR training courses for clients Build strong working relationships with clients Attend annual client review meetings Maintain records for client advice in line with company procedures. Actively seek opportunities to build client base to include business networking etc. Keep abreast of changes in employment law & HR best practice. Qualifications and Skills required: Level 5 CIPD qualified with at least one year’s experience in an HR advisory role HR Consultancy/outsourced HR experience is useful, but not essential Significant experience of managing Employee Relations issues Good current working knowledge of Employment Law Able to communicate effectively at all levels, whether face to face, on the telephone or in writing IT competence in Microsoft Office programs Good organisational skills Customer focussed Proactive and able to work within agreed parameters Experience of drafting and amending Employment Contracts and Employee Handbooks Commercially aware; good understanding of the HR with needs of SME’s Full driving licence Please send a covering letter including current salary.