HR Advisor Casework

North Yorkshire Council; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern flexible working practices

Learning and development packages

Career advancement opportunities

Employee discounts (shopping & gym)

Green car and cycle schemes

Travel loans

Health Assured – wellbeing support

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council invites applications for an HR Adviser in our HR Advisory Team. Based at County Hall in Northallerton, this hybrid role supports the five directorates across NYC, offering HR enquiries by phone and email and casework support.

You will provide advice on employment issues, manage disciplinary and grievance cases, develop relationships with managers and staff, and deliver manager skills sessions to empower teams. Travel across the county is required.

Qualifications

• Provide advice on employment issues, terms and conditions, policies and procedures.
• Manage a caseload of HR processes including Disciplinary, Resolving Issues at Work (Grievance Procedure), Capability and Probation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with managers, staff, stakeholders and HR colleagues.
• Deliver Manager Skills Sessions to coach managers in handling processes independently.

Skills

HR advisory

Disciplinary processes

Grievance handling

Stakeholder management

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting and unique opportunity to develop your HR career?

Our HR Advisory Team currently have a great opportunity to join them as a HR Adviser. Our Advisory Team are part of the HR service at NYC primarily providing an HR enquiry service via phone and email and HR casework support to all of the five directorates within North Yorkshire Council plus a number of external customers. The team also undertake a number of other activities including delivering manager skills sessions around key elements of our HR policies and support our HR Business Partner Teams in delivering restructures and service change.

We are a busy front facing team based at County Hall in Northallerton but work in a hybrid way with opportunities to also work from home and/or other council offices as appropriate. The ability to travel across the county to deliver our service when required is however essential.

The HR Adviser role is varied, challenging and rewarding giving you the opportunity to further develop your existing HR skills within a fast paced but highly supportive team.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Provide advice and guidance on a range of employment related issues, terms and conditions, policies and procedure.

Manage and effectively deliver a caseload of various key HR processes - including Disciplinary, Resolving Issues at Work (Grievance Procedure), Capability and Probation cases. Offering informed and considered advice to managers to ensure the most productive case outcomes are achieved.

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with managers, staff, stakeholders (in and outside of NYC) and HR colleagues to ensure service delivery.

Delivering Manager Skills Sessions on key HR processes, to coach and support managers in managing these processes independently within their teams.

Why join us?

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, offering a range of training and development opportunities and career progression allowing you to manage your own development journey and empowering you to control your career.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• Modern flexible working practices
• Learning and development packages
• Career advancement opportunities
• Employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
• Green car and cycle schemes
• Travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

For an informal conversation about this role please contact Hannah Yeadon, Principal HR Adviser via [e-mail].

Key Dates:

Closing date: Midnight, Tuesday 20th October 2026

Interview date: 27th & 28th October 2026