HR Advisor

at  Rocksteady Music School

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role: HR Advisor
Salary: Based on Experience
Rocksteady: The largest and fastest growing Rock School in the world. Rocksteady have been delivering progressive and inclusive music lessons for over 15 years, sending passionate musicians into schools to teach primary school children how to perform music in a band.
Our Vision: To transform music education, for the next generation, globally.
Our Mission: Empower as many children as possible and transform their lives through progressive and inclusive music education which directly improves their wellbeing, confidence, and life skills.
We are looking for an experienced People Advisor to join our friendly team here at Rocksteady, a company with real purpose. You will have the opportunity to work in an exciting and varied role, playing an important part in striving to deliver a first class service for our people. The ideal candidate will have strong generalist HR experience with sound experience in employee relations and will thrive in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same. This is an excellent opportunity to truly make a difference in an organisation with exciting growth plans.
This is a full-time (35 hours) office based role at our stunning central support location in Liphook where alongside the existing team of 4 talented HR colleagues, you will find a hive of activity alongside other focused and dedicated support teams in the office, supporting our incredible, growing team of teaching staff across the UK. It’s fun and rewarding to work here and definitely worth leaving the house for!

Skills and Experience:

• Previous demonstrable experience working in a Generalist HR or Advisory role. A minimum of CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification would be preferable
• Experience of advising and managing complex HR casework across a range of topics including employee relations and proven expertise in key processes throughout the employment lifecycle
• Previous knowledge of HR systems would be desirable as well as experience in producing and analysing key HR metrics
• Highly organised and comfortable prioritising own workload in a busy environment to achieve key goals
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and trusted working relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels
• A strong growth mindset with resilience and creativity
• Excellent administration and MS office skills
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skill

• Be the first point of contact for managers for general people queries and advice across the entire employee lifecycle
• Support managers and be the HR lead on routine and complex employee relations matters including disciplinary and grievance meetings, sickness, occupational health referrals and performance management
• Build relationships with managers at all levels and develop a good understanding of the business to help identify issues and trends
• Support with the development and review of existing and new policies in line with legislation, best practice and business objectives
• Manage reporting and analysis of key people metrics e.g. staff attrition, sickness etc
• Be responsible for configuring and customising the IRIS Cascade HR system
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of training sessions to managers and staff where required
• Support the People Assistant with administration activities such as processing changes to employment contracts, flexible working requests, family friendly leave etc
• Assist with recruitment and on-boarding activities including raising contracts and completing pre-employment checks

• Support the People Manager and Director of People with wider initiatives and projects

  Skills and Experience:

• Previous demonstrable experience working in a Generalist HR or Advisory role. A minimum of CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification would be preferable

• Experience of advising and managing complex HR casework across a range of topics including employee relations and proven expertise in key processes throughout the employment lifecycle
• Previous knowledge of HR systems would be desirable as well as experience in producing and analysing key HR metrics
• Highly organised and comfortable prioritising own workload in a busy environment to achieve key goals
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and trusted working relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels
• A strong growth mindset with resilience and creativity
• Excellent administration and MS office skills
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills

We appreciate that previous experience does not always tell the full story so don’t rule yourself out if you feel you don’t tick all of the boxes but you do have enough skills, accomplishments and enthusiasm for the role.