Hr Adviser - Progression Role

About the job
Salary: £30,825 - £39,186 a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We have an exciting progression opportunity to join our HR Traded Services Team as a Human Resources Adviser.
The purpose of this role will be to work collaboratively with colleagues to contribute to the provision of a high-quality traded human resource advice and support service to schools, multi-academy trusts, a leisure trust and other customers on a range of human resources matters.
This is a development progression post and by working closely with the team and being actively mentored, the post holder will increasingly gain the knowledge, skills and experience to progress to an M1 HR Adviser.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
You will need to have some experience of providing advice and support to service users or customers, preferably within a personnel/HR or similar environment.
The successful appointment will need to be able to communicate and provide advice empathetically and confidentially, to a wide range of people. You must also be able to demonstrate excellent written communication skills.
You’ll need to be able to recognise equalities issues, identify when discrimination is taking place and recommend appropriate action. The ideal candidate will be able to plan and organise their own workloads to meet strict deadlines and be able to operate computerised IT systems, including data input and word processing.
You will be willing to undertake CIPD Professional Training.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

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