Senior Human Resources Advisor in Nailsworth

Based at Ruskin Mill Trust in Nailsworth near Stroud, this role is for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Salary: £39,125 - £41,759 per annum.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Human Resources Advisor to this newly created role at an exciting time of expansion and development. You will be required to contribute to the whole life of the Schools, Colleges and Charitable Trust, always remembering that our core purpose is to improve the education and lives of the young people at all the Trust’s provisions.

The post holder will work as a member of the wider Human Resources Team and will have primary responsibility for supporting central business functions and employee relations across the Trust’s provisions. CIPD qualification is desirable but not a requirement as we prioritise direct experience; experience of Ofsted and CQC would be advantageous but is not essential.

The Senior Human Resources Advisor we are looking for will:

• Realise the importance of safeguarding, with a rigorous approach to vetting and compliance.
• Be able to work independently and communicate effectively with team members based at other Trust sites.
• Be seeking some truly unique HR challenges and unpick complex interactions between stakeholders.
• Have demonstrable experience in conducting investigations, resolving grievances, supporting staff with ill health and similar employee relations processes.
• Be committed to empowering managers across the Trust to lead on employee relations processes while ensuring they stay compliant within policy and legal frameworks.
• Advise a range of managers on all human resources management issues, including workforce planning, organisational restructuring, staff recruitment, employee relations and performance management, seeking advice and additional support from the Trust Head of Human Resources or Senior Human Resources Manager as appropriate.
• Be able to work and manage the function in a dynamic, fast-paced and complex organisation.
• Have personal resilience, thrive on challenge, and possess strong personal leadership skills.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers.

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.