HR Manager

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plan

Online GP access

Life assurance

Flexible pay options

Employee discounts

Job summary

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd is seeking a hands-on HR Manager to support a multi-site care and education provider. The role involves advising managers, handling employee relations, and contributing to HR projects across locations with occasional UK travel.

You will coach managers, manage complex ER cases, support recruitment and workforce planning, and ensure compliance with UK employment legislation. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential in this varied, values-led environment.

Qualifications

• Generalist HR experience required, likely at HR Manager or Senior HR Adviser level.
• Practical employee relations knowledge.
• Ability to advise and influence operational managers.
• Solid understanding of UK employment legislation and HR processes.
• Excellent communication, judgement and organisational skills.
• Proactive, approachable style with constructive challenge.
• Experience in education, SEND, social care, healthcare or multi-site services welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Providing practical HR advice across disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.
• Managing complex employee relations cases and supporting investigations.
• Coaching managers to handle people matters confidently and consistently.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning.
• Contributing to organisational change, TUPE, restructuring and HR improvement projects.
• Monitoring HR trends, compliance and management information.
• Working closely with senior leaders and contributing to college leadership meetings.
• Supporting HR activity across college locations, with some UK travel.

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

Coaching managers

UK employment law

Communication

Organisational skills

Proactive approach

Multi-site experience

Job description

HR MANAGER

Multi-site responsibility | Occasional UK travel

Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys being hands-on, supporting managers and making a real difference to how organisations operate?

We're working with an established care and education provider seeking a confident, approachable HR Manager to support its specialist college services.

This is a varied operational role, ideal for someone who enjoys employee relations, coaching managers, solving problems and getting involved in wider HR projects.

What you'll be doing

• Providing practical HR advice across disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.
• Managing complex employee relations cases and supporting investigations.
• Coaching managers to handle people matters confidently and consistently.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning.
• Contributing to organisational change, TUPE, restructuring and HR improvement projects.
• Monitoring HR trends, compliance and management information.
• Working closely with senior leaders and contributing to college leadership meetings.
• Supporting HR activity across college locations, with some UK travel.

What we're looking for

• Strong generalist HR experience, ideally at HR Manager or Senior HR Adviser level.
• Confident, practical employee relations knowledge.
• Experience advising and influencing operational managers.
• Sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR processes.
• Excellent communication, judgement and organisational skills.
• A proactive, approachable style and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Previous experience in education, SEND, social care, healthcare or multi-site services would be particularly welcome.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £40,000-£45,000.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support.
• Health cash plan, online GP and life assurance.
• Flexible pay options and employee discounts.
• A varied role within an established, values-led organisation.

If you're looking for an HR role where you can genuinely influence the way managers and teams work, we'd love to hear from you.

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd is supporting this permanent appointment