Haberdashers' Academies Trust South
Location: Lewisham
Salary: £38,835 - £41,930 per year
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Start date: Monday 4th November 2024
Apply by: 7 October 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor who will work across the two Hatcham College sites to deliver effective, best practice HR across key operational areas, including recruitment, onboarding and induction, terms and conditions of service, sickness absence management, and employee relations issues. You will work in conjunction with the Senior Leadership Team at Hatcham College and relevant line managers and will be supported by an HR apprentice.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within an educational setting and providing advice on employee relations, terms and conditions, and contract issues. They will be confident using HR information systems and have a sound knowledge of employment law. CIPD qualified or significantly working towards one is important, as are strong English and maths skills. They will be required to manage an HR apprentice, to support their development and supervise completion of any delegated tasks.
Reporting
This role will report into the Senior HR Business Partner.
Support
Our staff are important to us. We know that without great staff, our children will not be as successful. Therefore, professional learning is key to our success. We are fortunate to have a wide range of internal and external course facilitators, with a wide range of courses and CPD opportunities for all staff.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & onboarding
- Manage the administration of recruitment exercises which will include; working with managers to understand their staffing requirements, designing effective job advertisements and job descriptions ensuring that they comply with best practice, placing advertisements, generating letters to applicants, and preparing short listing packs, interview schedules, interview questions and tasks.
- Work collaboratively with the HR Apprentice to prepare standard letters of appointment and contracts, ensuring that relevant right to work documentation and Occupational Health checks are undertaken in a timely manner.
- Produce HR letters ensuring that all communication is consistent, accurate, and professional.
- Maintain the Single Central Register (SCR) for staff.
- Work with managers and the professional development team to ensure that all new staff receive a high-quality induction.
Data management
- Monitor sick leave absence records, annual leave records, end of probationary periods, and annual appraisal dates to advise managers as necessary.
- Ensure the HR Information System (Access People) is accurate.
- Assist in the provision of HR management information and analytics.
Payroll
- Maintain oversight of monthly payroll changes, ensuring pay affecting changes are entered accurately.
- Assist with salary, benefit, and pension calculations and queries.
- Check the schools’ monthly Payroll submissions.
Employee Relations
- Assist with the review and development of employment policies and procedures.
- Support the development of people management skills within the College by coaching managers and staff.
- Provide advice on HR policies and assist with change management processes.
- Respond to employee issues and questions.
- Oversee investigations and support managers through disciplinary and grievance processes.
- Advise on absence management and oversee ill health cases.
- Manage specific projects and ongoing HR workstreams as directed by the Director of People.
Information to applicants:
We involve our staff in every part of the recruitment process. Please ensure that you are able to make the interview date as stated in the candidate application pack when submitting your application.
We expect your supporting statement to address how your knowledge, skills, and behaviours meet the person criteria.
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