Employee Relations Officer

Join Our Team Are you an organised, friendly and hardworking administrator looking for a role where your skills genuinely make a difference each day? Pebble Brook School is looking for a dedicated and caring individual to join our supportive office team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an important part in helping our school run smoothly while supporting pupils, families and staff. What We Offer At Pebble Brook School, you’ll find a supportive, forward-thinking environment where your wellbeing and professional development are prioritised. We value every member of our team and invest in their growth. This is a 25-hour per week, office-based role. The 25 hours may be worked over 3 to 5 days per week, with working days and hours agreed flexibly to meet both business and employee needs. The total contracted hours will remain at 25 hours per week and are fixed. The Person We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to empathy, understanding, and high standards. You’ll be joining a team where your voice matters and your growth is encouraged. Job Summary Working in an education setting the primary focus of this role is to provide employee relations support across the whole school, maintain a thorough understanding of the school's employment policies, procedures, and relevant employment legislation, with the ability to confidently interpret, apply, and clearly articulate policy requirements during employee relations meetings, consultations, and discussions with staff and managers ensuring positive workplace relationships, employment law compliance, and fair people practices and procedures. The role focuses on employee relations matters rather than People Operations functions. This role is placed in the Operations Office Team reporting to the People Operations Lead. This role will be required to work closely with the People & Operations Administrator, provide professional administration, safeguarding and support to the Senior Leadership with the administration of the policies, processes and organising of the processes needed to support the school staff on daily basis. For further information please read the full job description and person specification included. Safeguarding Pebble Brook follows Buckinghamshire Council guidelines for safer recruitment. This position will be subject to safer recruitment checks, Social Media checks and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of ability, gender, ethnicity or religion. Please complete the Self-Declaration form included with the attached documents and submit with your application. This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work, including recruitment, and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare: - All unspent cautions and convictions cautions - All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro Guidance the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order'). Its and offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return prior to interview. Pebble Brook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Data & Barring Service check will be required from the successful candidate. Interviews: Confirmed on application This advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found.