Job Information
The Role
The People team in Northumberland County Council is made-up of a friendly, exciting, and dynamic team of HR professionals.
This role will sit within the HR Schools team that is directly managed through an SLA arrangement by North Tyneside Council. The HR Advisor (Schools) will be part of a team of three HR Advisers that provides advice, guidance, and support to clients (mainly schools within Northumberland) across a wide range of HR services. The team is supported and managed by Schools HR Managers.
Working as part of the Schools HR team, the new post holder will provide an efficient dedicated first line support primarily to school leadership team members and where applicable to the wider governing body and management board members, on a wide range of HR policy and practice matters.
This would include terms and conditions, employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, reorganisation and restructures, job evaluation, change management, employee engagement and performance management.
The successful postholder will benefit from excellent support within the team and will be able to excel in a culture where we look to continually improve and develop so that our clients continue to see us as a service of choice.
Please note the postholder will need the ability to independently travel to school locations across Northumberland as a regular and frequent requirement of the role and to support with meetings outside of normal office hours at school locations as and when necessary.
This is a full-time 37 hrs per week post but would also welcome conversations with anyone looking to work part-time.
NCC believes ‘it’s what you do, not where you do it’ and our Worksmart hybrid working model will enable you to work flexibly, balancing business needs with personal preference.
For full details, please see the attached job description and person specification
Essential requirements:
· Qualified to degree level in a Human Resources related subject or willingness to work towards.
· Up to date knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice and experience of applying this
· Recent experience of supporting case management and providing advice and guidance
· Proven ability to work on own initiative and within a team
· Strong ability to use interpersonal skills to negotiate and influence
· Strong ability to communicate in person, telephone, email, letter, etc
· Practical approach to problem solving
· Recent previous proven experience of working in an HR role is essential
Although not essential we would welcome applicants that have previous public sector experience or specific schools experience. Experience of Green book terms and conditions and Teachers terms and conditions would also be desired, although not essential.
Interviews will take place face to face and are currently scheduled for week commencing 8th July 2024.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Schools HR Managers; Joanne Blackhall 07989704582 or Emma Watson 0777924736 for an informal discussion.
NCC INFO AND BENEFITS
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
-Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
-A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
-Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
Further information
Please note that this is a full-time position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
