HR and Recruitment Advisor

An exciting opportunity has been created for an experienced HR Generalist to join a forward thinking education provider. As second in command to the Head of HR, we are looking for a warm and confident individual who excels in building relationships and making people feel welcome and comfortable. Taking responsibility for Employee Relations, Compliance and Recruitment - this role offers so much variety. To thrive in this role, you will need to be able to multi-task and manage a high workload.

There will be a number of projects for you to focus on, along side the bread and butter of your role.

Which will include:

Generalist HR:

• Building relationships with all managers and Stakeholders across the business.
• Supporting management and staff through disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• You will support the Head of HR with all case work, handling cases as far as you can and handing over to the Head of HR if further work is required.
• Working closely with the Line Managers and SMT members to offer an efficient HR, Recruitment and Compliance advisory service.
• Work with Senior Management to ensure satisfactory onboarding and induction of new staff.
• General HR Administration - including updating relevant HR information systems with employee information, including new starters, contract amendments and leavers - ensuring accuracy at all times.
• Administering and monitoring probation periods for staff and action accordingly.
• You will monitor changes to employment law, updating policies and practices where necessary.
• Communicating changes to relevant stakeholders and all staff.
• Maintaining a full suite of policies for both HR and Compliance and ensuring they are well communicated to management and staff.
• Training - ensuring that mandatory training is up to date.

Recruitment:

• You will own and lead on recruitment, spending time focussing on the Candidate Journey, ensuring that candidates are given a great experience and happy with the journey regardless of the outcome.
• You will create job adverts, support management with their requirements and be there to support with the recruitment: from requirements gathering through to offer and onboarding.
• All compliance and audits that come with that. (There will be a HR Coordinator that will support with New starter administration and recruitment communications - including interview confirmations etc.).

Compliance:

• You will maintain the Single Central Register for the school - ensuring that it is up to date and accurate at all times; adopting new practices of record keeping in accordance with best practice as KCSIE issues updates.
• Ensuring the school remains fully compliant with appropriate regulations, which may include:
  • ISI standards and regulations, Keeping Children Safe in Education, EYFS statutory framework and wider legislation.
  • Data Protection and GDPR.
  • General sector-wide guidance including that issues by DfE.
• You will develop and communicate new regulations and guidance concerning HR and compliance processes.
• Coordinating the School's actions in response to changes in the Independent School Standards Regulations to ensure continued compliance.

This is a great opportunity to hold an important role within the HR team. Yes, we are looking for experience within a similar role (you do not need to have come from an education background - although it will definitely help) but what will stand you apart from the competition is your personality - we are really looking for somebody with the confidence to own this role. You will have a people centric nature, enjoy what you do and do it to a high standard. When you finish with people, they will walk away feeling like they have been heard and that they trust you.

If you are excited by this role and you would like to find out more, get in touch and/or apply with your CV.

Alongside a great opportunity and competitive salary, our client is also offering excellent benefits including: 30 days holiday, an onsite gym, excellent pension, free lunch, vitality healthcare + more.

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