DESCRIPTION

Are you a proactive and dedicated HR professional looking to make a real difference? Do you have a passion for supporting an inclusive and dynamic learning environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Queen Alexandra Charity is looking for a HR Officer to provide an excellent and efficient comprehensive and confidential generalist HR service to all staff, volunteers and stakeholders within the Charity. The post holder will contribute to the HR team by providing accurate advice and guidance on HR policy, and by leading or supporting on specialist activities e.g. recruitment and selection, induction, training, employee relations, attendance, management information, etc.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

• Minimum of Level 2 in English & Maths GCSE
• Full or part CIPD qualified
• Ability to manage high volume workload in a busy office, maintaining a high level of personal organisation and meeting deadlines
• Ability to demonstrate effective team working to deliver a comprehensive and consistent service
• Ability to communicate sensitively and assertively to a wide range of people and students, some with significant impairments, using a range of methods
• Ability to build effective relationships with managers and staff, inspiring trust and confidence
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy, ensuring tasks are completed on time to required standards
• Ability to identify improvements and make changes based on best practice
• Open to change, flexible, and to be able to support others through a change process
• Actively undertakes personal development and seeks out opportunities to learn
• Knowledge of current employment legislation
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and knowledge of Microsoft 365.

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/25

• Access to on site car parking
• Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
• Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
• Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
• QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing
• BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
• Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
• Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
• Dell Advantage programme - a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC - up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
• Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
• Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
• Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
• Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
• Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service
• Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g. maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Occupational sick pay (based on length of service)
• On site wellbeing activities (e.g. yoga, meditation)
• Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
• Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.
  We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description above.
  Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school,including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process. Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College’s Safeguarding Policies are available here.
  As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.

Other Duties

• Undertake any other duties not listed above that are commensurate with the role, as directed by the HR Team