Human Resources Adviser Full Time

Luton, Bedfordshire
Connect2Luton

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Human Resources Adviser on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Main purpose of position:

Provide a professional advice and support HR service trading with schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, a leisure trust and other customers on a full range of human resources matters to support business objectives. Provide advice that is consistent with employer policies/procedures, employment law, best practice, and which meets statutory requirements and agreed service standards.

As a Human Resources Adviser Specialist, you will be responsible to:

• To provide professional advice, guidance and logical solutions to headteachers and governing bodies, chief executives (trusts), boards of trustees, other senior line-management and staff on all aspects of HR including conditions of service, employment-related issues and safeguarding issues, to support business objectives.
• Undertake casework (disciplinary, grievance, performance, sickness absence and organisational change) of medium/high level complexity to include investigations, interviews and presenting findings to hearing panels.
• To provide advice to hearing panels (up to and including dismissal) and appeal panels on cases with medium/high level complexity and medium business risk.
• For LBC maintained schools this will include acting as a representative of the Director of Children’s, Families and Education on dismissal hearings in community schools, to fulfil the Council’s statutory role.
• Represent the Schools and Traded Services HR Team at a range of meetings including consultations, interviews and hearings (including sickness, gross misconduct/dismissal). Attend Trust Board meetings as required in support of service level agreements.
• Liaise and consult with trade unions and employee representatives in both formal and informal situations and on a range of issues from routine to those that are more complex.
• Undertake data monitoring of, and contribute to, the development and application of equal opportunities in employment and HR practice, to achieve equality in all areas of human resource management.
• Disseminate advice and information regarding legislative, policy and best practice changes to schools and other customers to support the implementation of necessary changes. Support the updating and development of related HR policies.
• Assist with the formulation and implementation of recommendations for changes in HR policy, practice and procedure, to include creation of and participation in presentations/training to managers.

Skills and Experience:

• In-depth experience within a personnel/HR environment
• Experience of providing of providing advice and support
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills – able to consult with and influence a wide range of people at all levels
• Demonstrable presentation skills – able to give effective presentations and training to managers and employees
• Able to resolve problems through analysis and interpretation of employee related matters and data and application of human resource policies
• Able to operate computerised HR systems, or equivalent computerised systems, including data input and data manipulation, word processor and spreadsheet applications
• Able to understand equalities issues in detail
• In-depth knowledge of employment law, equal opportunities, employment contracts and best practice within HR
• Professionally qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Able to attend meetings and undertake work at various locations locally and outside normal office hours

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP – A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.