Human Resources Adviser

City of Bristol College; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Bristol is seeking a skilled HR Advisor to support their People Services team. This role supports a commitment to a people-first culture, providing guidance to leaders and managers across the college. Candidates with HR experience or transferable skills are welcome to apply. The role offers a supportive work environment, flexible policies, and various benefits including generous holiday entitlement and a pension scheme, promoting employee wellbeing and professional development.

Benefits

Paid Christmas closure and additional time off

Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Paid Volunteering leave

Family-friendly policies

Right to Disconnect from work

Hybrid and flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Demonstrable transferable skills and experience in HR.
• Ability to provide advice to leaders and managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to leaders, managers and colleagues.
• Work closely within the People Services team.

Skills

Highly skilled in people practice

Experience as an HR Advisor

Job description

As a HR Advisor you will become part of our committed People Services team who embody the College’s people‑first culture. In this role you will be key to providing advice and guidance to leaders, managers and colleagues across the College in line with our values and people‑first ethos.

Want to join a CIPD award‑winning People Services Team? Recognised in September 2024 as the ‘Best HR Team (public sector)’ by the CIPD, we are recruiting for a HR Advisor at City of Bristol College. As a college we deliver transformative education in inclusive and dynamic learning environments and for our employees, this is no different – why not come and join our people‑first, winning HR team?

We are seeking candidates who are highly skilled in people practice but also encourage applications from both experienced HR Advisor backgrounds and those looking for progression into the role with demonstrable transferable skills and experience.

Our team mission is to deliver a people‑first, high‑performance culture within a valued, diverse community of colleagues. One of our key strategic aims is our unrelenting focus on our people‑first culture, ensuring you feel valued, empowered and recognised for your individual contributions and expertise. All colleagues within the College contribute to the success of our students and we actively work to eliminate any barriers at work, ensuring you can thrive. We have four main sites across the city with state‑of‑the‑art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now enabling us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues.

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year.

Our people‑first ethos provides a highly supportive, flexible approach to enable you to excel within your role and to reach your full potential. In return, you can expect the following:

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to leaders, managers and colleagues across the College.
• Work closely with colleagues within the People Services team and throughout the organisation to foster a culture of high‑quality customer service, flexibility and responsiveness.

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in people practice, with experience as an HR Advisor or demonstrable transferable skills and experience.

Benefits

• Two‑week paid Christmas closure and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %
• Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year)
• Family‑friendly policies including paid fertility and foster‑friendly policy
• A menopause policy outlining support available
• A person‑centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD
• Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle‑to‑work scheme plus lots more!
• Right to Disconnect from work outside of your normal working hours
• Hybrid and flexible working policies
• An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes
• Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces
• A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.

You can have a look here at our Staff Benefits Booklet for even more.