Senior HR Officer

Plume, Maldon's Community Academy; Maldon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time plus two weeks

Job summary

Plume Academy is seeking a Senior HR Officer to join its Human Resources Department on a permanent basis. The role is offered at 0.6 to 0.8 FTE, with term-time plus two weeks.

The successful candidate will work with the HR team to ensure high standards of people management across the academy.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in providing HR advice and managing employee relations cases.
• Working knowledge of UK employment law and fair HR procedure.
• Degree or equivalent with CIPD Level 3; exceptional candidates pursuing CIPD Level 3 may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and manage employee relations cases.
• Support payroll queries and confidential records handling.

Skills

HR advice

Employee relations

UK employment law

Confidential records handling

Payroll queries handling

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD Level 3

Job description

Plume Academy is seeking an experienced HR practitioner to join its Human Resources Department as Senior HR Officer. This is a permanent role offered at 0.6 to 0.8 FTE, term-time plus two weeks. The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, taking account of academy requirements.

Applicants should have recent experience of providing HR advice and managing employee relations cases, together with a working knowledge of UK employment law and fair HR procedure. Experience of preparing employment correspondence, handling occupational health and attendance matters, resolving payroll queries and working with confidential records is required.Applicants must be able to manage competing priorities, write clearly, handle sensitive conversations calmly and recognise when a matter carries legal, safeguarding or employee-relations risk. A degree or equivalent qualification with a minimum CIPD Level 3 qualification is required, although an exceptional candidate who is actively working towards CIPD Level 3 may be considered. Experience in education, safer recruitment, the Single Central Record, organisational change or TUPE would be an advantage.