People Advisor

Hours per week: 37 hours
Salary: £30,407-£32,254 per annum
Location: Wakefield City Campus

This is a key appointment, offering you the chance to apply your HR expertise in the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group.

Working within a small team of People Advisers, and reporting to the HR Manager, you’ll work within a dedicated area of responsibility – promising you widespread exposure to the complete HR mix in a role that will involve:

– Providing expert HR guidance, advice, training and coaching to managers on all operational issues, including performance, disciplinary and absence management.
– Improving our service delivery and focus through identifying trends and championing change.
– Contributing to and managing the recruitment and selection processes, ensuring quality and consistency in service.
– Leading on the identification, introduction, and promotion of wellbeing initiatives.
– Writing and consulting on new and revised Group people policy.

Able to make an immediate contribution, you’re likely to be an experienced HR professional, who holds a who ideally holds a minimum level 3 qualification in Human Resources, and can demonstrate:

– A solid generalist HR background and a strong commercial outlook, evidenced by a proven track record in a similar role.
– Good practical knowledge of ‘best practice’ HR principles and procedures, particularly in respect of employment law and performance management.
– Excellent communication, presentation and relationship building skills, plus the ability to promote/drive change and add real value to overall business performance.

Our commitment to the safeguarding of our learners is evident if everything we do, and your understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education will directly influence your activities whilst embedding us an employer of choice within the Yorkshire region. This role will also embrace equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring we are promoting belonging, fairness and opportunity across our Group.

If all of the above sounds interesting, and you would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please click ‘Apply Now’, we’d love to hear from you. The closing date for this role is 8th May 2024.

If you are looking for a more of a recruitment centred role, please see our advertisement for a Recruitment Advisor, which is running simultaneously.