HR Adviser – Central Team
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary Range: Grade 9, Scale Point 32 to 35, £42,839 to £46,142
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, All Year Round (Additional Leave during school holidays may be considered for the right candidate)
Location: Based at Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership Head Office, Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, BA3 3NQ
Start date: Jan 2026
We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Adviser to join our Central HR Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident HR professional to play a key role in shaping a high-performing, people-focused culture across our Trust.
As an integral member of the team, you will provide professional, consistent, solution-focused HR advice and support to headteachers, senior leaders and managers across our schools. You’ll deliver expert guidance on all aspects of employee relations, HR policy and employment law, ensuring that our practices align with both legislative requirements and the Trust’s strategic priorities.
This is a varied and rewarding role for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoys working across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clear, pragmatic advice on employee relations matters including absence, disciplinary, capability and grievance cases.
- Coach and support school leaders through complex HR processes, ensuring consistency and fairness across the Trust.
- Advise on employment law and Trust policies, liaising with legal advisers as required.
- Support HR compliance, including safer recruitment, data protection and maintaining accurate records in line with statutory requirements.
- Contribute to policy development, organisational change initiatives and HR projects such as restructures, redundancies and TUPE.
- Develop and deliver HR-related training to school leaders and staff.
- Promote staff wellbeing and engagement initiatives across the Trust.
- Uphold confidentiality and professionalism in all aspects of HR service delivery.
About You
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (Level 7 desirable) or equivalent experience.
- Substantial generalist HR experience, ideally within a medium or large, multi-site organisation.
- Proven experience managing employee relations cases and advising on complex HR issues.
- Strong understanding of employment legislation, HR best practice and ACAS guidance.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
- High professional standards and integrity, with a commitment to safeguarding and equality
- Willing and able to travel to different sites across the Trust as required
Experience within the education sector or with trade unions/collective consultation would be an advantage.
We offer a competitive salary, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real impact across our schools.
There are many advantages to working for us including 26 days’ annual leave (rising to 31 after 5 years service) plus bank holidays, access to a government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining and entertainment.
We encourage early applications, as we may close the vacancy before the closing date if we receive a strong pool of candidates. This is a unique chance to develop your HR career in a vibrant, forward-thinking highly successful educational trust.
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
