Senior HR Advisor – Lingfield, Surrey Salary: TBC Part time – flexible, 20-25 hours a week. Possibility for Term time only Permanent Hybrid-working available Closing Date: Friday 3rd May 2024 Working alongside the HR team, including payroll, training, recruitment and EDI, you will provide hands-on support and advice to managers, dealing with complex ER cases. You will assume day to day management of the core HR team with 3 direct reports. This will include allocation of work, case management and supervison. About The Job As the Senior HR Advisor, you will provide solutions focused advice to managers across YE and St Piers. You will also support the Head of HR with projects relating to the HR strategy and workforce planning. You will also… Provide HR advice and support across the organisation, in relation to employee relations and other casework e.g., investigations, disciplinary, grievances, absence management. Support the colleagues with all aspects of people management, including employee relations casework. Providing managers with advice and support from early investigation stage through to formal meetings. Work collaboratively with other HR colleagues to support employee engagement and retention initiatives Provide coaching and guidance managers in the application of HR practice, policies, and procedures. Build professional relationships with key stakeholders About You First and foremost, we ask that any potential employee must be passionate about making a genuine difference to the young people we support and putting them at the heart of everything we do. We would also like to see that you… Demonstrable experience of solutions focussed HR approach – providing practical common sense guidance and applying this to complex cases Are open and honest, empathetic, able to investigate and consider evidence and circumstances to reach conclusions that allow our staff and business to flourish. Possess experience of a similar role or equivalent level and ability to hit the ground running. Practical experience of providing advice, guidance and coaching to managers in a range of HR matters including investigations, performance management and absence management. Ideally possess a CIPD Level 5. Have working knowledge of current employment legislation and HR best practice. Able to prioritise and manage own workload with flexibility Willingness to attend meetings outside of office hours to accommodate staff shift patterns Ability to appropriately challenge, influence and negotiate in a professional manner Management experience of a small team As an employee of St Piers, you will receive… A competitive salary (listed above). Comprehensive training and development opportunities. Free parking onsite. 27 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time and term-time roles). Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant. Perkbox – giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits. Gym membership options (onsite and off-site). An occupational pension scheme. Genuine opportunities for career progression. Paid-for Basic DBS. If you do not hear anything within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed. Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).