HR Advisor

Real Life Options Group; Knottingley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

2 x salary Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Reward gateway

Cycle to Work Scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Employer contributory pension scheme

Job summary

Real Life Options is seeking an HR Advisor for a fixed-term maternity cover based in Knottingley. The role is hybrid, 40 hours per week, with a 12-month contract and a 3-day in-office minimum.

You will provide expert HR guidance to managers, focusing on employee relations, supported by the HR Manager and wider team to ensure a responsive, compliant HR service across services.

Qualifications

• Ideally CIPD Level 5 or working towards it.
• Experience advising managers on employee relations and casework.
• Experience in social care or regulated settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Handle Employee Relations casework and act as first point of contact for managers and staff on ER matters.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to managers for fair, consistent handling of cases.
• Guide line managers on long-term sickness and return-to-work planning.
• Prepare and present monthly ER reporting.

Skills

Employee relations

Advising managers

CIPD Level 5

Policy guidance

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

HR Advisor – Fixed-Term Contract (maternity cover)

Location: Knottingley, West Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Contract: Fixed-term, approximately 12 months

Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office

Make a difference with Real Life Options

Are you an experienced HR professional who is passionate about supporting people and making a positive difference? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment where employee relations, problem-solving and building strong relationships are at the heart of your role?

Real Life Options is looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our friendly and professional HR team on a fixed-term contract of approximately 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a values-driven social care organisation, providing practical, responsive and professional HR support to managers across our services. You will play an important role in helping managers navigate a wide range of people-related matters, ensuring our HR service continues to support both our employees and the people we care for.

About the role

As HR Advisor, you will provide expert advice, guidance and support to managers on a broad range of HR matters, with a particular focus on employee relations. Working closely with the HR Manager, HR Business Partner and wider HR team, you will help ensure the effective delivery of a responsive, consistent and high-quality HR service across the organisation.

You will build positive working relationships with managers and key stakeholders, supporting them to manage people matters confidently, fairly and in line with organisational policies, procedures and employment legislation.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to use your HR expertise, contribute to the ongoing development of our people practices and make a meaningful difference across our services.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations casework, including being the first point of contact for managers and employees on all ER matters including performance management, disciplinary and grievance
• Provide expert advice and coaching to managers, ensuring fair and consistent handling of cases
• Provide guidance and advice to line managers on navigating the complexities of long-term sickness, and return to work plans
• Monthly reporting

Qualifications and Skills

We’re looking for someone with the skills and experience to hit the ground running. Ideally you’ll be CIPD qualified (Level 5) or working towards this, but it’ll be your experience in supporting and advising managers with employee relations and casework that is key. Experience in social care, or other regulated settings will be an advantage. This role will support the England region, with some of our services located in remote areas, being a driver with access to a vehicle will be advantageous as some ad hoc travel may be required.

Why Join Us

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network

An employer contributory pension scheme Work in a collaborative, values-led environment

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

2 x salary Life cover

A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)

A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

Values

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

Skill Checklist

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

HR Advisor

Company: Real Life Options Salary: £35,000 to £35,000 a year Hours: Full-time Location: WF11 0BU Job type: Contract Posting date: 13 Oct 2026 Closing date: 10 Nov 2026

HR Advisor – Fixed-Term Contract (maternity cover)

Location: Knottingley, West Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Contract: Fixed-term, approximately 12 months

Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office

Make a difference with Real Life Options

Are you an experienced HR professional who is passionate about supporting people and making a positive difference? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment where employee relations, problem-solving and building strong relationships are at the heart of your role?

Real Life Options is looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our friendly and professional HR team on a fixed-term contract of approximately 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a values-driven social care organisation, providing practical, responsive and professional HR support to managers across our services. You will play an important role in helping managers navigate a wide range of people-related matters, ensuring our HR service continues to support both our employees and the people we care for.

About the role

As HR Advisor, you will provide expert advice, guidance and support to managers on a broad range of HR matters, with a particular focus on employee relations. Working closely with the HR Manager, HR Business Partner and wider HR team, you will help ensure the effective delivery of a responsive, consistent and high-quality HR service across the organisation.

You will build positive working relationships with managers and key stakeholders, supporting them to manage people matters confidently, fairly and in line with organisational policies, procedures and employment legislation.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to use your HR expertise, contribute to the ongoing development of our people practices and make a meaningful difference across our services.

Key Responsibilities:

Employee Relations casework, including being the first point of contact for managers and employees on all ER matters including performance management, disciplinary and grievance

Provide expert advice and coaching to managers, ensuring fair and consistent handling of cases

Provide guidance and advice to line managers on navigating the complexities of long-term sickness, and return to work plans

Monthly reporting

Qualifications and Skills:

We’re looking for someone with the skills and experience to hit the ground running. Ideally you’ll be CIPD qualified (Level 5) or working towards this, but it’ll be your experience in supporting and advising managers with employee relations and casework that is key. Experience in social care, or other regulated settings will be an advantage. This role will support the England region, with some of our services located in remote areas, being a driver with access to a vehicle will be advantageous as some ad hoc travel may be required.

Why Join Us?

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network

An employer contributory pension scheme Work in a collaborative, values-led environment

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan

2 x salary Life cover

A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)

A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

A financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme