School-HR Manager

Client

Local Authority in Newham

Job Title

School-HR Manager

Pay Rate

30.58 per hour PAYE/ 40.03 per hour UMBRELLA

Hours

36 Hours a week (Mon-Fri)9AM-5PM

Duration

Initial 3 month contract

Location

Hybrid Working - 3 days office based from Dockside, Newham,E16

Description

Overall Purpose of Job:

To act as the lead professional adviser on school HR matters within the Education Directorate, providing high-level, specialist HR advice and guidance to maintained schools. The role ensures statutory compliance, effective employee relations and the consistent application of pay, conditions and HR policies.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

• Act as the lead professional HR adviser to the Education Directorate and maintained schools on school workforce matters, providing authoritative, risk-based advice on employee relations issues.
• Represent the Education Directorate at dismissal hearings for staff employed by the Council, ensuring compliance with employment law and statutory guidance.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders and governing bodies on dismissals, grievances, capability, disciplinary matters and negotiated exits, including supporting the Education Directorate in securing resignations of senior staff in community and voluntary controlled schools, where appropriate.
• Advise the Education Directorate and maintained schools on Green Book terms and conditions, ensuring compliance with the Council's pay spine, Single Status Agreement and equal pay legislation, including undertaking job evaluations using the GLPC Job Evaluation Scheme.
• Provide authoritative guidance on teachers' statutory employment frameworks, including the STPCD, the Burgundy Book and related statutory guidance, ensuring consistent and lawful application across community and voluntary controlled schools.
• Lead the development, review and maintenance of model HR policies and procedures for maintained schools, working in consultation with the Education Directorate, schools and recognised trade unions.

Essential experience and background:

Experience providing senior-level HR advice within an education, local authority or similar public sector environment

Strong track record of handling employee relations cases, inc dismissals, capability, grievances, negotiated exits etc

Experience of advising on teachers' and school-based staff employment frameworks, including STPCD / Burgundy Book and Green Book terms and conditions

Proven experience of trade union consultation and negotiation

Experience of working directly with schools, governing bodies or senior education leaders

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent professional experience)

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