Human Resources Advisor in Wakefield

We’re working with a dynamic, fast-growing organisation that delivers specialist HR support across a diverse client base, including education and commercial settings. They’re now looking to appoint a confident and capable HR Advisor to join their expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys variety, thrives in a busy environment, and is looking to develop their career within a supportive and collaborative team.

The role:

• As HR Advisor, you’ll provide day-to-day and specialist HR advice to a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, managers, and key decision-makers.
• You’ll manage a varied caseload covering employee relations matters such as disciplinaries, grievances, capability, sickness absence, and organisational change.
• Provide generalist HR advice to managers across a range of areas including employee relations, recruitment, performance, attendance, wellbeing, and organisational change.
• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and trade union representatives.
• Manage a varied HR caseload, ensuring timely and accurate case handling.
• Work closely with senior colleagues to support delivery of HR programmes, including audits, training, briefings, and policy updates.
• Support client retention through strong relationship management with key stakeholders.
• Ensure risks are appropriately managed and escalated to minimise reputational impact.
• Maintain accurate records and logs of HR advice and casework.
• Support HR projects and assignments, including work on client sites where required.
• Stay up to date with employment law and HR best practice, applying changes effectively.
• Assist in developing HR resources and materials to support service delivery.
• Provide administrative support across the HR function, including DBS and safeguarding checks.
• Draft correspondence and attend meetings or hearings for employee relations cases as required.
• Support smooth handovers of cases within the HR team to ensure continuity of service.
• Undertake client visits to provide advice and support where appropriate.
• Attend and contribute to formal meetings in line with experience and capability.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards).
• Experienced in generalist HR and employee relations casework.
• Comfortable advising managers and senior stakeholders.
• Confident working in a fast-paced, multi-client environment.
• Knowledgeable in employment law and HR best practice.
• Organised, resilient, and solutions-focused.
• A strong communicator who builds trust quickly.

What’s in it for you:

• Salary up to £31,000.
• A fast-growing, friendly, and supportive team environment.
• Varied and interesting HR casework with exposure to multiple sectors.
• Opportunity to develop your expertise in complex employee relations.
• Hybrid working with a mix of office, remote, and client site work.
• Genuine scope to grow and progress within the business.
• Experience within education or a unionised environment is beneficial but not essential.

The environment:

This is a team that genuinely supports each other. It’s busy, varied, and fast-moving – but also friendly, approachable, and collaborative. You’ll be joining an organisation where your input is valued and your development is encouraged.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals. If you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for. By applying to this advertisement, you are hereby giving consent for Jo Holdsworth Recruitment to hold your details for a 30 day period and contact you via any method of contact you have listed on your application.