HR Advisor

Pivot Academy; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible working

EV scheme

Blue light card

Eye-test reimbursement

Financial wellbeing

Mobile phone

Death in service

Job summary

Pivot Academy seeks an experienced HR Advisor to join our People team. Based in Kirklees with travel to Wakefield, Bradford and Leeds, you will provide high-quality HR advice on absence management, disciplinaries, grievance handling, performance and probation matters.

You will also support recruitment and onboarding, safeguarding compliance, maintain HR records and reports, and contribute to improving HR processes across the organisation. A proactive relationship-builder mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven HR experience with strong organisational and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation and customer-focused service.
• Experience advising leaders and managers on employee relations topics.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality HR advice and guidance to leaders on employee relations, including absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Support recruitment and onboarding, safeguarding compliance and accurate HR records.
• Produce HR reports and contribute to HR process improvements across Pivot Academy.
• Maintain HR information systems and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Build strong working relationships with site managers and staff across West Yorkshire.
• Travel to Pivot sites as required.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory

Absence management

Disciplinary & grievance

Performance management

Probation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Hours: 35.5 per week, Monday to Friday, all year round

Starting salary: £32,858 per annum

Location: Based Kirklees (HD2 1GN) with travel to other sites as required

At Pivot we believe learners deserve better. We are a specialist independent provision with sites in Kirklees, Wakefield, Bradford and Leeds. In our academies we teach and support learners from Key Stages 1 – 5 for whom mainstream education is simply not working, those with an EHCP who require a specialist placement or those who have been excluded from school. Every day our teams do incredible work, making a huge difference to the lives of complex and challenging learners.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Advisor to join our People team and play a key role in supporting our provisions across West Yorkshire. Reporting to the Associate Director of People, you will provide high-quality HR advice and guidance to leaders and managers on a wide range of employee relations matters, including absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes, performance management, probation and employment-related queries. This is an excellent opportunity for a HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing good practice and helping create a positive working environment for colleagues.

As part of this varied role, you will also support recruitment and onboarding, ensure compliance with safer recruitment and safeguarding requirements, maintain accurate HR records and systems, produce HR reports and contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes across the organisation. We are looking for someone with proven HR experience, strong organisational and communication skills, sound knowledge of employment legislation and a commitment to delivering an excellent customer-focused service.

This is an exciting opportunity at Pivot to gain generalist HR experience within a growing, fast paced organisation.

This role will be based at our central team hub in Kirklees (HD2 1GN), with regular travel to our other sites (Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield).

Working at Pivot will give you a real chance to change the lives of our learners and we truly believe you will find working here a rewarding experience.

We offer:

• A supportive and forward-thinking school culture
• Ongoing professional development and support for relevant qualifications
• Focus on wellbeing for all & access to employee assistance programmes
• Flexible working arrangements and early finish Fridays
• 8.2 weeks (41 days) annual leave entitlement
• Further additional benefits, including access to an EV scheme, blue light card entitlement, eye-test reimbursement, financial wellbeing service, work mobile phone and death in service benefit

Closing Date: 23 November 2026

Interview Date: 1 December 2026

We do encourage you to submit your application form as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date for a vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding our young people and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and appropriate referencing.

During the shortlisting process, Pivot will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of its due diligence.