Job Introduction
HR Advisor - Schools
Lincoln (Hybrid), Grade 6, £29,093 - £31,586, Full time, 12 month FTC
Closing Date: Sunday 13th July 2025 - Interview Date: Tuesday 5th August 2025
Are you passionate about delivering great HR support to schools and making a positive impact in education? Do you enjoy building relationships, solving problems, and providing confident HR advice? If so, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
About the role
As an HR Advisor in our Schools HR Team, you’ll be the first point of contact for a group of Lincolnshire schools, providing guidance on a wide range of people matters; from day-to-day queries through to supporting with employee relations cases, policies, and change programmes.
You’ll work alongside our HR Business Partners and Senior HR Advisors to deliver a high-quality traded HR service to schools, helping them navigate areas such as attendance, performance, disciplinary, grievance, recruitment, restructures, and terms and conditions. You’ll also play an active role in triaging new casework, offering proactive advice, and collaborating with colleagues to support good outcomes for schools and staff.
This is a varied and people-focused role where you’ll be able to develop your professional HR skills in a supportive team environment.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone with:
A Level 5 CIPD qualification (or working towards it)
Some experience in HR within a complex organisation
A solid understanding of employment law and HR best practice
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
A proactive, collaborative, and solution-focused approach
If you enjoy providing customer-focused advice and want to grow your HR career in a service that supports Lincolnshire’s schools, we’d love to hear from you.
Why come and work for us?
Lincolnshire County Council is a great place to work. We offer a competitive salary, generous leave entitlement, an excellent pension scheme, and hybrid working with the equipment and flexibility you need to succeed. You'll be part of a friendly and forward-thinking team that values learning, collaboration, and making a real difference.
Sound like your kind of role?
Click apply to upload your CV and a short personal statement (or covering letter). If you’d like to ask a question about the role or team before applying, feel free to contact Emily Thorpe, HR Business Partner (Schools) - emily.thorpe@lincolnshire.gov.uk
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council 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.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
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