Temporary Part-Time HR Advisor; Education

Temporary Part-Time HR Advisor (Education) – 25 Hours - 3 Months Initially – Thatcham – Hybrid - £18.00 to £20.000 Per Hour + Holiday Pay + Exciting Perks & Free Meals! About the Client

Our client is a highly regarded education organisation based in Thatcham, offering a welcoming and professional environment within a beautiful setting. With a strong focus on its people, safeguarding and delivering the highest standards, they are looking for an experienced HR professional to provide additional support to their established HR team on a temporary, part-time basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor with a background in education to join the team on a part-time basis, 25 hours. Working closely with the HR Manager, you’ll provide hands‑on generalist HR support, with a particular focus on employee relations, manager guidance, compliance and the specific safeguarding requirements that come with working within an education environment.

• Managing employee relations matters, including absence and performance cases
• Advising and guiding managers on day‑to‑day people issues
• Supporting safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements
• Ensuring the Single Central Record (SCR) and associated HR records remain compliant and up to date
• Providing advice in line with employment legislation, HR policies and education‑sector requirements
• Supporting recruitment activity and reviewing job descriptions and specifications
• Providing practical guidance to managers across the employee lifecycle
• Supporting the HR Manager with wider HR projects and priorities as required

You’ll be an experienced HR Advisor with a strong generalist background and, importantly,
previous HR experience within an education setting
. This could have been gained within a school, independent school, academy, college or a similarly regulated education environment.

You’ll have a good understanding of safeguarding, safer recruitment and the Single Central Record
, alongside experience managing employee relations matters and confidently advising managers. A working knowledge of employment law is essential, with CIPD Level 5 a bonus.

You’ll be comfortable working autonomously, able to quickly establish credibility with managers and be confident stepping into a temporary assignment and making an immediate contribution.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and welcoming education environment on a flexible, part-time basis. There are some excellent on‑site benefits including free meals, gym, pool facilities and access to events.