Blackpool & The Fylde College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Casework Specialist to join the People and Payroll team on a maternity cover basis, based at our Bispham campus. You will join us on a full time, fixed-term contract and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £37,052 - £40,512 pro rata per annum.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the HR casework function, managing a team of People Business Partners while ensuring high-quality, consistent, and legally compliant employee relations support across the College.

Key Responsibilities of our Casework Specialist:

As the lead for the HR casework function, you will play a vital role in ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes while supporting the College’s people strategy. Your main duties will involve:

• Leading on complex or high-risk casework, ensuring timely, fair, and legally compliant resolution.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and performance management to the People Business Partner team.
• Offering expert advice on employment law, B&FC policies, and best practice people management.
• Reviewing, developing, and implementing people policies in line with legislation and ACAS guidance.
• Analysing casework trends, producing reports, and driving continuous improvement.
• Supporting organisational change initiatives and delivering training to upskill managers in handling employee relations.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact by shaping employee relations practices and supporting positive outcomes across B&FC. You will be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, working closely with leaders to influence strategy and foster a positive employee experience.

Rewards and Benefits:

Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™ 

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive pension scheme:
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
• Agile working opportunities
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
  • Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
  • Occupational Health
  • FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
  • FREE eye tests
  • Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
  • FREE healthy breakfast
  • Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
  • Health and beauty salon
  • Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
• FREE car parking
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks

Closing date: 2nd September 2925

If you would like to learn more about our Casework Specialist role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email us should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process.

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