Trainee / HR Advisor - 05307

West Berkshire Council; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established public sector organization is seeking a Trainee or HR Advisor to join their dynamic HR team. This role offers a unique opportunity to support schools and engage in various HR activities, from providing advice on employee relations to ensuring compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach and excellent communication skills, with a strong desire to learn and develop within the HR field. With flexible and hybrid working options, generous leave, and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a positive impact in the community while advancing their career.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Hybrid Working

Training and Development Opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Family Friendly Policies

Local Discounts

Wellbeing Programme

Generous Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Experience in HR roles providing advice and guidance.
• Knowledge of HR best practices and employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to schools on policies and best practices.
• Support HR projects and ensure compliance with employment laws.

Skills

HR Advisory Skills

Knowledge of Employment Legislation

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Proactive Problem Solving

Education

CIPD Qualification (or willingness to pursue)

Job description

Are you an HR professional looking for an exciting new opportunity within a dynamic and supportive organisation? West Berkshire Council is seeking a Trainee HR Advisor or an HR Advisor to join our Human Resources Service, supporting our schools and reporting to the HR Business Partner - Schools. This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a wide range of HR activities, in this new role and provide valuable support to our colleagues across the team.

About The Role

The Council has a traded service offering for both HR and Payroll with a number of schools and academies. This role will support that offer which is defined in Service Level Agreements (SLA). As a Trainee/HR Advisor, you will provide advice and guidance to schools’ business managers and headteachers on a variety of HR issues in accordance with the SLA. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing advice on schools’ terms and conditions, policies and best practice.
• Providing advice on employee relations issues such as disciplinary, grievance, and performance management.
• Supporting the HR Business Partner with the delivery of HR projects and initiatives such as TUPE where schools require support
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice when providing advice
• Liaising with the schools HR Services team and dealing with queries escalated from them
• Working with schools trade unions as and when required to do so
• Liaising with payroll where queries require further investigation and conclusion.
  
  

About You

We are looking for a candidate that either already possesses the skills and experience to work at a HR Advisor level or someone with some experience who is willing to learn and undertake CIPD qualifications in the future as a Trainee HR Advisor.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Previous experience in an HR role, providing advice and guidance to a wide variety of customers, ideally within a public sector
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach to HR issues
• Keen willingness to learn and develop
  
  

Whilst we are open to candidates to work at either a Trainee HR Advisor or HR Advisor level, it is important potential candidates review the person specification for details of role requirements for both the trainee and/or HR Advisor levels and specify on their application which role level they are interested in.

West Berkshire Council Offer Excellent Employment Benefits Such As

• Flexible working between the hours of 7am and 9pm subject to meeting customer needs. (Note: office hours are between 8.30 and 5pm).
• Hybrid working - 40% in the office each week
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
  
  

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Turner - email [e-mail] .

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Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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