HR Advisor - Schools

Due to promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a HR Advisor (Schools) to provide a comprehensive, professional, high quality advice and support service on the full range of HR disciplines to schools and academies. This includes supporting clients with complex employee relation casework, by email/telephone/teams and onsite, acting as an investigating officer on variety of employment matters, report writing and attending formal meetings. You will be involved in the development of school based HR policies and procedures working closely with Trade Union representatives and also design/deliver training sessions to clients on a variety of HR topics

You will have a proven track record of managing and solving a range of complex HR casework including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence management, TUPE, redundancy, appraisal and capability. Although experience of working within the schools' sector and providing advice in line with school specific legislation such as the Burgundy Book, School Teachers' Pay & Conditions Document and School Staffing Regulations would be beneficial, this is not essential.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who is preferably fully CIPD qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You should have a strong knowledge of employment law, excellent time management and interpersonal skills, be able to work mainly autonomously under the guidance of your line manager and have the ability to make on the spot professional decisions in challenging environments.

You will be required to travel throughout Herefordshire to attend on site school meetings on a regular basis and sometimes at short notice. As travel is essential, you will be required to provide your own transport for business use.

Hoople offer 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, and an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme. We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme;


• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant., Our vision


To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

• Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers


• Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves


• Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work


• Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do


• Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals