Hr Advisor

Schools HR Adviser

PO2:  £41,967 per annum, rising in annual increments to £44,862

Hybrid Working / Permanent / Full Time

The Schools Human Resources Team as part of Children’s Services, is responsible for delivering the HR service to managers, employees and colleagues. Your main remit will be to provide HR support to Schools that buy into the Schools HR Service Level Agreement.

We are seeking a HR Adviser to join the Schools HR team to support the traded HR service to schools, Children’s Centre’s and some services within Education, Learning & Skills. You will be required to provide comprehensive and professional support to Head teachers, Governors and School Business Managers on a range of HR issues and statutory duties which the Local Authority carry out in relation to its schools and in the broader context of School Improvement.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with resilience and experience of nurturing and developing effective working relationships with Headteachers/Governors/Managers and Trade Unions.

Your role will include managing a diverse and complex caseload, across all HR strands including trade union consultation and negotiation. You will also be required to support the schools in disciplinary, sickness, capability and grievance panels as required as well as the marketing and development of the service offer.

You will be expected to have the following:

• Experience of working in a HR department in a customer focused organization
• Evidence of success in promoting equal opportunities, determining and evaluating service quality in order to achieve effectiveness and best practice in a comparable HR function, division or operation
• Either a degree or equivalent, or membership of an appropriate professional body e.g. CIPD, or studying or willingness to study

If you think that you have the experience and knowledge to support Lambeth School’s HR service and deliver its priorities, then we’d love to hear from you. 

Please note that this council operates and advises on Safer Recruitment principles and expects all HR staff to operate and advise on this where appropriate.

Why Lambeth:-

• Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
• Competitive Salaries
• Up to 35 days annual leave, dependent upon continuous service
• 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Cycle to Work Scheme (including City Bike Hire scheme)
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme

If you wish to discuss this opportunity please contact Claire Cobbold on 020 7926 9757 or e-mail ccobbold@lambeth.gov.uk

We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

In addition, you will also be required to undertake a Cifas check.  Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas

CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to provide a written statement addressing each criteria stated in the person specification. 

Please note we operate an anonymised application process. If you are uploading your CV or a personal statement, please remove your personal details and replace these with your unique candidate application number.

Interested, click on the apply button and complete an on-line application, explicitly evidencing in the supporting statement field how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an ‘A’.

Job Description and Specification

Closing Date: Sunday 24th March 2024 at midnight.

Lambeth aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all and is committed to safer recruitment.