Senior HR Advisor

Job Overview

Job Title: Senior HR Advisor

Contract type: 6-month Fixed term contract with a view to extension or may revert to a permanent role.

Reports to: HR Director

Hours: 3 days per week

Salary: £25,200–£26,400 per annum, dependent on relevant experience, based on 21 hours per week (£42,000–£44,000 FTE).

Base: Droitwich office, Worcestershire/hybrid

We understand the importance of a having a lifelong support network. Our aim is to help care experienced people thrive. We offer help and advice to care experienced individuals about any concern and are always here to listen. We run several projects that make a real difference to care experienced people of any age.

“Care experienced” means adults who have, at some stage, had foster care or residential care experience.

Job Purpose

The Senior HR Advisor will provide a proactive, professional and customer-focused HR service to Tyre Hill House (THH), supporting managers and leaders across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

Reporting to the HR Director, the postholder will act as the dedicated HR lead for Tyre Hill House, providing expert advice and guidance to ensure effective people management, employment law compliance and alignment with organisational objectives.

This is a varied and primarily advisory HR role, providing practical guidance and support to managers and team leaders on day-to-day people management matters. You will work closely with the Registered Manager, Responsible Individual, leadership team, THH Business Co-ordinator and wider HR team, offering advice on all aspects of HR policies, procedures and good practice.

The postholder will support managers in meeting safeguarding responsibilities, safer recruitment standards and regulatory requirements, while helping to build their confidence and capability in managing their teams effectively.

Key Responsibilities

HR Leadership and Management Support

• Support the other Senior HR Advisor in developing the HR Officer, enhancing her CPD.
• Act as the main HR point of contact for Tyre Hill House, providing professional and practical advice to managers and senior leaders on all aspects of the employee lifecycle and across the wider group where required.
• Work closely with the HR Director and other Senior HR Advisor, where applicable, to ensure consistent application of HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Attend regular management meetings, providing HR updates, identifying workforce risks and supporting operational delivery.
• Coach and support managers in effectively managing staff, addressing people-related challenges and developing good management practices.
• Work collaboratively with the THH Business Co-ordinator and wider HR team to ensure effective HR administration and processes, maintaining appropriate professional oversight.
• Deputise in the absence of the HR Director for Tyre Hill House where required.

Employee Relations, Attendance and Performance

• Lead and advise on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance, absence management and workplace concerns.
• Provide an overview of employment law changes to managers and team leaders.
• Support and undertake investigations where required, ensuring matters are handled fairly, consistently and in accordance with employment law and organisational policies.
• Advise managers on probation, performance development reviews, flexible working, wellbeing and reasonable adjustments.
• Monitor employee relations and absence trends, recommending appropriate interventions and improvements.
• Escalate complex or high-risk matters to the HR Director where appropriate.

Recruitment, Safeguarding and Compliance

• Support managers alongside the HR Officer with recruitment, selection, onboarding and retention, ensuring effective and legally compliant processes.
• Provide oversight of safer recruitment practices, including pre-employment checks and appropriate workforce compliance requirements.
• Work with managers to ensure HR practices support safeguarding responsibilities and relevant regulatory standards.
• Provide HR advice on staff-related concerns, investigations and associated employment processes.
• Support workforce audits, OFSTED inspections and compliance activities where required.
• Work with managers to identify training and development needs and support effective performance and development processes.
• Contribute to the review and improvement of HR policies, procedures and systems, ensuring they reflect legislation and best practice.
• Monitor workforce information and identify opportunities to improve people management, employee experience and operational effectiveness.
• Lead or support HR projects and organisational change initiatives as agreed with the Head of HR.

General Responsibilities

• Work in accordance with the organisation's vision, values, policies and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Maintain strict confidentiality, professionalism and integrity when handling sensitive matters.
• Build positive working relationships and promote an inclusive, supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Keep HR knowledge up to date through continuing professional development.
• Remain flexible and responsive to changing organisational and operational priorities.
• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role, as directed by the Head of HR

The role holder will be/have:

· Ideally a first degree or equivalent vocational/professional qualification.

· Fully CIPD qualified.

. HR management experience, including policy development, management of recruitment and selection, disciplinary/grievance, and employment law knowledge.

· HR experience within social care/regulated environment would be desirable.

· Self-motivated, positive thinking with a “can do” attitude.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external suppliers at all levels.

· Strong negotiating skills to be able to deal with difficult and complex issues.

· Ability to manage workload effectively and manage priorities and expectations from various stakeholders.

· Dynamic and pro-active with willingness to accept change.

· Ability to support and empathise with those we serve.

· Ability to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds.

· Excellent listening skills and confidence in talking to people both in groups and one on one.

· Good IT knowledge to maintain accurate and orderly records.

· To be an initiative-taker with good leadership, motivation and organisational skills as well as being a collaborative worker.

· To be a good communicator both verbal and written.

Person Specification

Essential/Desirable

(Job Related)

Qualifications

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. E

General

Experience

HR management experience, including policy development, management of recruitment and selection, disciplinary/grievance, and employment law knowledge. E

Being able to advise senior staff on all aspects of the employment lifecycle and provide support. E

Good understanding of employment law and its application in organisations. E

Experience with presentations to small and large audiences. D

Ability to coach/mentor where required. D

HR experience within social care/regulated environment. D

Skills and Knowledge

Ability to quickly assimilate key and new information, working well under pressure. E

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. E

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, phone, face to face). E

Ability to present well-ordered arguments reflecting knowledge and understanding of care experienced. E

IT literacy in Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum E

Personal Qualities and Behaviours

A clear thinker, deals with emergency situations in a calm manner and is able to provide logical and practical solutions to issues offering emotional and intellectual support. E

A self-starter, possessing the drive and determination to gain the right support for the care experienced. E

Be decisive and work with integrity. E

Be organised and thorough. E

A collaborative style that engages people at all levels and appreciates the need to create and sustain strong internal and external partnerships and instil confidence and respect. E

Ability to respond flexibly and efficiently and adapt approach to address changes in circumstances. E

Strong ambassadorial qualities – open, engaging, compassionate, highly motivated, resilient, and tenacious. E

A positive team player with ‘glass half full’ approach. E

Confident and enthusiastic manner, challenging the status quo. E

Other Factors

Current driving licence and have own transport. E

Flexibility to travel and occasionally work outside normal hours as needed. E

This job description may be reviewed in the light of changing organisational and service needs. Any changes will be fully discussed with the post holder. The post holder may also be required to carry out other work appropriate to the grade of the post.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter to [email protected]

Suitable applicants will then be asked to complete an application form. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from those who are care experienced. We will offer care-experienced applicants a guaranteed interview, providing that they meet the essentials criteria outlined within relevant the job description.

The closing date for this role is Friday 30 October at 5pm. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications before the advertised closing date or extend the application window at our discretion.

Pay: £25,200.00-£26,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Droitwich East WR9 0NX