Salary: £39,862 - £45,091 per annum, Grade 5
Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week
Location – Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading
Excellent annual leave allowance of 28 days (excluding Public Holidays), flexible working hours, onsite gym, parking facilities and a Local Government Pension Scheme are available
Other information about our benefits can be found here
At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, our teams make working here a great experience. We are passionate about employee wellbeing, development, and training. In HR, we play a vital role in helping our teams succeed, by working in partnership with the Service, to create a welcoming and inclusive culture that supports our People Strategy.
The HR Adviser will play a key role in the effective management of employee relations cases and work alongside the wider team to support the delivery of an outstanding HR advisory service to the organisation.
We are seeking a proactive and motivated individual who is able to take initiative and manage conflicting deadlines. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to apply these to all levels of the organisation. You will have a high level of experience of supporting all aspects of HR activity.
The key focus of this role is:
The key role requirements are detailed in the Job Profile. We are seeking a highly experienced individual who has a generalist HR background and a good understanding of employment law and best practice.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please indicate your interest. The process includes details in the Job Profile and Personal Specification.
Applicants will be expected to detail their knowledge, skills, and experience against the relevant Personal Specification contained within the Job Profile.
Eligible candidates wishing to apply for this role should apply through the portal, submitting a supporting statement (restricted to 1000 words) detailing how they meet the ‘person specification’ for the role as detailed at the end of the job profile.
Following shortlisting, applicants will be assessed for suitability by means of a role-based task and behavioural / competency-based interview.
Appointment is conditional upon undertaking a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact Lucy Greenway, Senior HR Adviser Organisational Development by emailing greenwayl@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CVs without an accompanying application form.
Closing date for applications is 0900 Monday 6th October 2025.
It is anticipated that the selection assessment process will run week commencing 20th October 2025.
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