Welcome to Juniper Education, where our mission is to champion educators, empowering them to shape future generations. We're more than just a support system; we're the driving force that propels schools and Academy Trusts to new heights. With our proven school education management systems and services, we address a spectrum of needs, ensuring excellence in education. In the education and tech industry, your work directly influences the lives of students and educators. Whether you're developing cutting-edge educational technology, supporting school leadership teams directly or designing solutions to enhance the learning experience, you could make a lasting and positive impact on the future.

Our mission statement says it all: We look after you, so that you can look after our children.

Dedicated to our core values, we are committed to:

Empowerment: Equipping everyone with the tools, intelligence, connections, and freedom to make informed decisions, recognised and respected by all.

Purpose: Supporting everyone to reach their highest potential, thereby enabling all children to achieve theirs.

Passion: Because we love what you do, you’re at the heart of everything we do.

Innovation: Delivering meaningful solutions with expertise and creative thinking to influence the ever-changing world of education.

Collaboration: The cornerstone of our success, as it enables us to collectively harness diverse perspectives and strengths, ensuring that together, we achieve more than we could ever do alone. Every voice counts!

Your work directly influences the lives of students and educators. Whether you're developing innovative technology, supporting school leadership teams, or designing solutions to enhance the learning experience, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of education.

As part of our commitment to providing specialist support, we offer expert HR guidance to schools and academies, helping them navigate the complexities of HR in the education sector. Our dedicated team ensures compliance and best practice across all areas of HR, delivering high-quality, practical solutions tailored to the unique needs of our clients.

We are currently seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who can hit the ground running and deliver end-to-end HR advice and support. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in the education sector and thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:
As an HR Advisor, you will play a crucial role in delivering expert HR guidance to schools and academies through our HR Advice Line services. You will be responsible for providing professional and timely support across a range of HR matters, including but not limited to:

• Advice Line Service: Delivering timely and accurate HR advice to schools and academies in line with SLAs.

• Maternity, Paternity, and Family Leave: Advising on policies and entitlements.

• Investigations & Casework: Supporting and advising clients with HR investigations, hearings, grievances, absence management, performance management, and all ER matters.

• Redundancy & Restructuring: Assisting with redundancy estimates and workforce restructuring.

• Customer Relations: Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to ensure ongoing satisfaction and service excellence.

• Service Delivery: Ensuring all HR advice is accurate, compliant, and aligned with current employment law and education sector requirements.

About You:

We are looking for a confident and self-sufficient HR professional who can provide expert HR advice with minimal supervision. To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Proven experience working in an HR advisory role with an HR advice line or similar service.

• Strong knowledge of HR policies and procedures in the education sector (experience in this sector is essential).

• Experience managing employee relations cases, including disciplinary matters, grievances, and investigations.

• Ability to handle a busy workload, working efficiently to meet SLAs and service expectations.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients.

• Proficiency in HR systems and technology to deliver remote HR services.

• A CIPD qualification (or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.

• Some travel required to client sites; a valid driving license and daily access to a vehicle are essential.

Juniper Education Benefits

• Day 1 right to company sick pay

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement

• Opportunity to purchase additional leave

• Entitlement to carry over leave to next entitlement year

• Day 1 access to 24/7 GP & prescription services

• Day 1 access to rewards platform

• Cycle to work scheme

• Enhanced maternity & adoption pay

• Day 1 access to employee assistance platform

• Funded development/Qualification opportunities

• Voluntary health care cash plan

• Voluntary private medical insurance

• Plus more!

Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Applications to be submitted by midnight 25th March 2026