On Site HR Advisor

LINWOOD SCHOOL

ALMA ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH BH9 1AJ

Tel: (01202) 525107

On Site HR Advisor

BCP Council Band H points 24 – 27

Salary Range £31,099 - £33,820

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday – Friday (start time negotiable across Monday - Friday)

This role is full time across the year but consideration can be given to less weeks per year in addition to the term time required.

Option of working from home during the school holidays, in agreement with your line manager.

Linwood School, Bournemouth is an Ofsted graded Outstanding SEND school.  We are an outward facing centre of excellence in the area.  Our values speak of respect, support, inclusivity, positivity, harmony, excellence and responsibility, all underpinned by our actions and personal accountability. 

We are seeking to appoint a qualified, highly motivated and committed HR Advisor to join our small team in a permanent role from September 2023.

This opportunity would suit a practising HR generalist who holds a minimum CIPD Level 5 qualification in People Management. You will have good HR practices and must be able to role model the values of the school whilst working in line with the CIPD Code of Professional Conduct and remaining sensitive to the needs of individuals from diverse backgrounds and the requirement to maintain the strictest confidentiality.

Successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of HR qualification for verification purposes.

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the postholder to have access to a vehicle for work purposes due to multi campus working requirement. BCP Council mileage rate will be paid. 

Working with the HR Manager, a HR Advisor and the HR Administrator, you will work to a team of c.400 teachers, teaching assistants and support staff across 6 sites, advising and supporting senior staff through formal processes and day-to-day guidance on staffing issues. In addition to being person-centred, you will be required to undertake recording and monitoring of absences across the school, including manual monitoring of the BCP Council trigger system and Dorset payroll.

You will have the opportunity to work with the HR Manager to develop and implement HR solutions within an agile and fast-paced working environment. An ability to respond positively to change is essential. General tasks you will be required to undertake: -

·        Confidence in advising, coaching and supporting managers in the completion of employee relations casework, as well as experience of occasionally holding a small ER caseload.

·        Using HR information systems to input, access and compile data reports.

·        Responsibility for absence management, monitoring, recording, and holding welfare meetings when required.

·        An understanding of the safer recruitment guidelines and keeping children safe in education, for the recruitment of all employees.

You will be confident in building professional working relationships with all stakeholders within the school across multiple campuses. Travel to other campuses will be required, working at our Springwood Campus in West Howe two days per week as well as visiting other campuses occasionally, so use of transport for work purposes is a requirement. 

An excellent communicator with a strong customer focused approach, you will be required to think laterally to adapt your current HR knowledge and experience to the context of a growing school. There is a real need for you to be up to date on current requirements in schools in respect of government guidelines. You will be required to respond flexibly and pro-actively in response to multiple and competing demands working on an operational front. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and strive for our staff to be from diverse backgrounds. We positively encourage applications from individuals within under-represented groups and welcome applications from individuals regardless of their protected characteristics.

For further information about the school please refer to the following website: https://linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk/linwood/about/job-vacancies/

Only fully completed application forms will be accepted. Deadline for submissions is midnight on 2nd July 2023. If you wish to be considered for the position, please submit your completed application form before the deadline.

Closing date:                    Sunday 2nd July 2023

Interview date:                w/c 10th July 2023

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date should suitable applications come through. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check as well as an overseas criminal records check, if worked or lived outside the UK within the past 10 years. Offers of employment are also subject to satisfactory references, health and right to work checks.

All Linwood School staff are expected to adhere to our policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding and child protection, including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Guidance for adults working with children and young people in an education setting.