Human Resources Advisor

Shorefields; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelmsford Learning Partnership in Chelmsford is seeking a proactive HR Advisor to support managers across multiple schools, handling employee relations, recruitment, onboarding and compliance.

You will deliver practical HR guidance, ensure legal compliance, shape HR policies, and use HR data to drive better decisions in a dynamic education environment.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 3 (minimum) or equivalent HR experience.
• Strong up-to-date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience advising managers on people issues across HR matters.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to HR professional for managers across multiple schools.
• Provide practical advice on employee relations - absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and more.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and compliance, including Single Central Records.
• Partner with leaders on change projects (TUPE, restructures, organisational change).
• Deliver insights through HR data and help drive better decision-making.
• Help shape HR policies and ensure best practice and legal compliance.

Skills

HR advice

Employment law

Communication

Organisational skills

Caseload management

Education

CIPD Level 3

Tools

Single Central Records

Job description

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 19/10/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: TBC

HR Advisor - 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year

Scale 7/8 - £33,119-£40,444 - Starting Grade Subject to Level of Experience/Qualification

Based: CLP Offices Chelmsford with occasional travel to CLP schools

Ready to Make a Difference in People's Lives?

Join a forward-thinking multi-academy trust where your HR expertise will help shape thriving schools and support the people who make education extraordinary.

At Chelmsford Learning Partnership, we're looking for a passionate, proactive HR Advisor who thrives on variety, loves solving problems, and is confident supporting managers through real-world people challenges.

What You'll Be Doing

• Be the go-to HR professional for managers across multiple schools
• Provide practical advice on employee relations - absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and more
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and compliance, including Single Central Records
• Partner with leaders on change projects (TUPE, restructures, organisational change)
• Deliver insights through HR data and help drive better decision-making
• Help shape HR policies and ensure best practice and legal compliance

What We're Looking For

You’ll be confident, capable and ready to hit the ground running, with:

• CIPD Level 3 (minimum) or equivalent experience
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of employment law & HR best practice
• Proven experience advising managers on people issues across a range of HR matters
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - able to influence and support at all levels
• Ability to manage a busy caseload with accuracy and professionalism
• Strong organisational skills and a solutions-focused mindset
• A collaborative, resilient and people-focused approach

Experience in education or safeguarding? That's a bonus-but not essential.

Why Join Us?

• Work in a values-driven organisation that prioritises people
• Be part of a collaborative HR team making real impact
• Develop your career with opportunities to grow and progress
• Enjoy a role where no two days are the same

This Role Is Perfect For You If You…

• Love building relationships and coaching managers
• Enjoy tackling complex people issues with confidence
• Want to be part of a supportive team making a genuine difference in education

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early and conduct interviews if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

Information about the School

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) is an emerging multi-academy trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford. The trust was formerly known as The Boswells Academy Trust but changed name in late 2017 to reflect the growth of the trust beyond one school. There are currently 8 schools across Essex in the CLP multi academy trust.

The schools in the CLP are: Barnes Farm Primary School, Lakelands Primary School, Perryfields Infant School, Roding Valley High School, Rettendon Primary School, Runwell Community Primary School, The Beaulieu Park School, The Boswells School, The Tyrrells Primary School, William de Ferrers School and Woodville Primary School.

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to fair treatment of all applicants and employees. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to disclose all cautions and convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered spent, unless protected under current legislation and guidance.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.