Human Resources Advisor

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent Application Close: 14/08/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: TBC HR Advisor - 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year Scale 7/8 - £32,061 - £39,152 - Starting Grade Subject to Level of Experience/Qualification Based: CLP Offices Chelmsford with occasional travel to CLP schools Ready to Make a Difference in Peoples Lives? Join a forward-thinking multi-academy trust where your HR expertise will help shape thriving schools and support the people who make education extraordinary. At Chelmsford Learning Partnership, were looking for a passionate, proactive HR Advisor who thrives on variety, loves solving problems, and is confident supporting managers through real-world people challenges. What Youll Be Doing * Be the go-to HR professional for managers across multiple schools * Provide practical advice on employee relations - absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and more * Support recruitment, onboarding, and compliance, including Single Central Records * Partner with leaders on change projects (TUPE, restructures, organisational change) * Deliver insights through HR data and help drive better decision-making * Help shape HR policies and ensure best practice and legal compliance What Were Looking For You’ll be confident, capable and ready to hit the ground running, with: * CIPD Level 3 (minimum) or equivalent experience * Strong, up-to-date knowledge of employment law & HR best practice * Proven experience advising managers on people issues across a range of HR matters * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - able to influence and support at all levels * Ability to manage a busy caseload with accuracy and professionalism * Strong organisational skills and a solutions-focused mindset * A collaborative, resilient and people-focused approach Experience in education or safeguarding? Thats a bonus-but not essential. Why Join Us? * Work in a values-driven organisation that prioritises people * Be part of a collaborative HR team making real impact * Develop your career with opportunities to grow and progress * Enjoy a role where no two days are the same This Role Is Perfect For You If You… * Love building relationships and coaching managers * Enjoy tackling complex people issues with confidence * Want to be part of a supportive team making a genuine difference in education The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to: * Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people * Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued * The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. Information about the School The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) is an emerging multi-academy trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford. The trust was formerly known as The Boswells Academy Trust but changed name in late 2017 to reflect the growth of the trust beyond one school. There are currently 8 schools across Essex in the CLP multi academy trust. The schools in the CLP are: Barnes Farm Primary School, Lakelands Primary School, Perryfields Infant School, Roding Valley High School, Rettendon Primary School, Runwell Community Primary School, The Beaulieu Park School, The Boswells School, The Tyrrells Primary School, William de Ferrers School and Woodville Primary School. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances. Human Resources Officer The Basildon Academies, Basildon Closing: 07/08/2026 Midnight J-18808-Ljbffr