People Advisor


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Retford, DN22 7EA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Jul 2026
Closing date:	16 Aug 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a People/HR professional who is passionate about people, thrives on building relationships and enjoys helping managers navigate people related challenges with confidence.

As a People Advisor, you will provide high-quality advice, guidance and support on a range of employee relations and people matters, helping leaders create positive, inclusive and high-performing teams. Working closely with our Senior People Advisor and People Partners, you will support managers with attendance, wellbeing, capability, conduct and wider employee relations matters, ensuring that our people practices are fair, consistent and aligned to our values.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to broaden your People/HR experience across a large and diverse organisation while making a genuine difference to the people who support our children and young people every day.

What you'll be doing

You will:

• Provide professional advice and guidance to leaders and managers on people policies, procedures and employment practices.

• Support and manage a range of employee relations matters including attendance, wellbeing, disciplinary, grievance and capability cases.

• Coach managers and help build confidence in people management practices.

• Build strong and trusted relationships with leaders and colleagues across the Trust.

• Support positive employee relations and champion early intervention approaches.

• Produce workforce data, reports and management information that support informed decision-making.

• Contribute to improvement projects, initiatives and activities that enhance the colleague experience.

• Demonstrate and promote our values of We Empower, We Respect and We Care in everything you do.

About you

We are looking for someone who is approachable, collaborative and committed to delivering a high-quality people service.

You will have:

• Experience working within an HR or People function.

• Experience providing advice and guidance on People/HR policies, procedures and employment practices.

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills.

• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

• A professional, resilient and solutions-focused approach.

• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) or be working towards this qualification.

• A commitment to confidentiality, integrity and professional standards.

Experience within education, the public sector, employee relations casework, workforce reporting or trade union engagement would be advantageous.

What the school offers its staff

At Diverse Academies Trust, everything we do is driven by our vision:

To inspire. To raise aspirations. To create brighter tomorrows.

We are a thriving family of primary, secondary and special academies united by a shared mission: to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we make a difference in our diverse communities and in the lives of those who learn and work with us.

Why join Diverse Academies Trust?

At Diverse Academies, our people are central to our success. We strive to create an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to achieve their full potential.

Outstanding professional development

One of the things that makes Diverse Academies special is our commitment to developing our people. Through the Diverse Association for Professional Learning, colleagues have access to high-quality professional development, leadership programmes, coaching opportunities and career pathways that support both personal growth and professional excellence.

Whether you're looking to deepen your employee relations expertise, broaden your People/HR experience or develop towards a future People team role, you'll find the support, challenge and opportunities to help you get there.

Our benefits

We offer a comprehensive rewards and benefits package, including:

• Local Government Pension Scheme with a significant employer contribution.

• Excellent CPD, leadership and coaching development opportunities.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• GP helpline and wellbeing support.

• Eyecare vouchers.

• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle-to-work programmes.

• Lifestyle discounts and savings.

• Health cash plan options.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding and child protection is of the highest priority to our Trust – and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our children and young people. We have a dedicated strategic lead who works with designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in all academies to work with leadership teams, governors and trustees to quality assure, advise and develop the highest standards of culture and compliance across our academies and throughout the organisation. https://www.diverseacademies.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/safeguarding-and-child-protection/

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