HR Advisor

Hoop Recruitment; Usk; Hybrid; GBP 27,552 - 31,684; Full time

Job summary

Hoop Recruitment is assisting an educational organisation in recruiting an experienced HR Advisor for an eight-month temporary contract based in Usk, with travel to other sites as required.

You will provide high-quality HR guidance to managers across campuses, manage maternity cases, handle flexible-working requests, and oversee disciplinary and grievance investigations, ensuring compliant, timely processes and strong employee relations across a multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a generalist HR Advisor or similar role.
• Experience managing maternity cases, flexible-working requests, disciplinary investigations and grievance investigations.
• Knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or progress towards relevant qualification.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR advice to managers across multiple campuses.
• Manage maternity cases and advise managers and employees throughout the process.
• Handle flexible-working requests fairly and in line with policy and employment law.
• Manage disciplinary and grievance investigations end-to-end.
• Advise on wider employee relations, contractual and employment matters.
• Coach managers to apply HR policies and procedures.
• Ensure formal processes are managed sensitively and within timescales.
• Build relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives.
• Contribute to HR projects, policy reviews and continuous service improvements.
• Independently manage a busy workload across a multi-site organisation.

Skills

HR advisory

Employment law

Relationship building

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5

Progress towards qualification

Job description

HR Advisor – 8-Month Temporary Contract

Location: Usk, with travel

Pay: £20–£23 per hour PAYE, depending on experience, plus business mileage

Contract: Eight-month temporary placement

Working pattern: Hybrid – two days per week in Usk, travel to other sites when required and home working for the remainder

We’re recruiting an experienced HR Advisor to join the friendly and supportive HR team of a large, multi-site educational organisation. This role offers autonomy, hybrid working and the chance to support managers across a diverse workforce.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing practical, high-quality HR advice to managers across multiple campuses.
• Managing maternity cases and advising managers and employees throughout the process.
• Handling flexible‑working requests fairly and consistently, in accordance with policy and employment legislation.
• Managing and supporting disciplinary and grievance investigations from start to finish.
• Advising on wider employee relations, contractual and employment matters.
• Guiding investigating and hearing managers to produce thorough reports, letters and supporting documentation.
• Coaching managers to build their confidence in applying HR policies and procedures.
• Ensuring formal processes are managed sensitively, accurately and within required timescales.
• Building positive working relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives.
• Contributing to HR projects, policy reviews and continuous service improvements.
• Independently managing a busy and varied workload across a multi‑site organisation.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience in a generalist HR Advisor or comparable role.
• Essential experience of managing maternity cases, flexible‑working requests, disciplinary investigations and grievance investigations.
• Current knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• A positive, cheerful and approachable communication style.
• The confidence and initiative to work without constant supervision.
• Strong relationship‑building skills and the ability to provide constructive, pragmatic advice.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A CIPD Level 5 qualification, equivalent experience or progress towards a relevant qualification (preferred).
• A full driving licence and access to a car.