Senior HR Case Advisor

£20.66 per hour

Monday - Friday - Full Time

Temporary (3 months initially)

Based in Trowbridge - Hybrid working

About the Role

As a Senior HR Case Adviser, you will be a trusted expert, guiding managers and headteachers through a wide range of complex employee relations matters.This is a dynamic role that requires strong employment law knowledge and safeguarding awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR advice on complex employee relations cases, applying employment law and council policies effectively.
• Influence and guide senior managers and headteachers to ensure employee matters are managed appropriately and promptly.
• Offer flexible, innovative solutions to resolve cases, outlining risks and options.
• Act as the HR lead for safeguarding, attending multi‑agency meetings and applying substantial safeguarding knowledge.
• Provide HR advice for Employment Tribunal cases and attend hearings as required.
• Work with the legal team on contentious or high‑risk issues to identify solutions and mitigate organisational risk.
• Mentor and support HR Case Advisers handling complex casework.
• Design and deliver briefings on new or updated HR policies to managers, headteachers and governors.
• Build strong working relationships with managers and headteachers to ensure timely and effective case resolution.
• Support large‑scale restructures, TUPE transfers and academy conversions
• Keep up to date with employment law changes through CPD and employment law

Skills / Experience Required

• CIPD Level 5
• Strong experience handling disciplinaries, grievances, workplace performance issues, and complex casework from end to end.
• The ability to confidently guide and influence managers through challenging HR matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills and the resilience to work with sensitive and sometimes high‑risk situations.
• Experienced in safeguarding, TUPE and organisational change

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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