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Human resources

 

At Barnsley HR Services we pride ourselves in the service we've provided to schools for over 25 years.

We'll give you a high quality, professional HR service that adds value and offers effective solutions to your HR issues.

We're a modern, proactive service made up of fully qualified HR professionals. We have knowledge and expertise in the education sector, working within schools and academies.

 

What we offer

  • HR reviews 
  • Dedicated human resources professional
  • Smarter HR solutions
  • Policies and procedures
  • Dedicated website
  • Contact during office hours
  • A range of packages (fixed fee, consultancy, and ad hoc services), and can tailor a package to suit your needs.

 

Why choose us?

  • Based locally - easy access to a friendly, helpful team.
  • Modern, proactive service with a successful track record of working with the education sector.
  • High-quality HR service - CIPD accredited.
  • Fully qualified team of HR advisers and occupational health professionals offering clear and consistent advice and support.

 

Fixed fee service

Our fixed fee service is an all-inclusive advisory service (as per specification). It includes onsite case work support from a HR business partner. This service is for schools and academies that have a range of HR matters. It gives peace of mind that all HR issues are covered.

We can offer health and wellbeing services locally by a team of occupational health staff. With a wealth of knowledge, this team understand the school workforce.

We work with our internal partners who also provide a wide range of other services to schools/academies. We can liaise with them on your behalf if needed to streamline the provision you receive. This could be for pension services, recruitment, DBS checks, health and safety, and more.

What this service offers

  • An all-inclusive HR service.
  • Close case management support.
  • Ongoing service review meetings to assess your people issues.
  • Effective communication. We're here to listen and work with you to ensure we provide the service that you need, when you need it.
  • Staff who possess a range of skills and up-to-date knowledge.
  • Friendly straight-talking staff.
  • Briefings on a range of HR topics.

What's included

  • Recruitment and selection. This is through access to the Barnsley Council online jobs system.
  • Advice on employment law.
  • Support with employee relations issues.
  • Conditions of service advice.
  • A suite of policies and procedures.
  • Support with  improving performance, and dignity at work issues.
  • Support with disciplinary, grievance and appraisal.
  • Support with managing staff absence.
  • Support with school/academy re-structures. This may include where there is a reduction in staffing numbers.
  • Training - by access to a range of online courses.
  • Pensions support.

 

Consultancy service

Our consultancy service is for schools and academies that already have HR support in place, but are looking for a service to complement this.

A number of hours can be bought on an annual basis. These can be used as and when required, on all aspects within the service specification. All HR work will be deducted from the agreed pot of hours. The excludes occupational health and external recruitment adverts. Both of these services are charged separately.

The number of hours bought for the year is on a sliding scale. The cost depends on how many hours are bought. These can be discussed on request.

Our consultancy service support covers a full range of HR matters including:

  • advice on recruitment and selection
  • employee relations
  • policies and procedures
  • restructures
  • briefings

For full details of the support available, please refer to your service specification.

 

Ad hoc service

As well as our all-inclusive and consultancy options, we can also provide ad hoc support upon request.

A range of HR functions are available to buy on an as-and-when basis. These include:

  • undertaking impartial investigations
  • advising at formal employee meetings
  • advice on employee relations issues
  • diagnostic HR review with a report on findings and recommendations
  • pre-employment health screening
  • Disclosure and Barring Service checks
  • job evaluations for support staff
  • briefing sessions
  • policy reviews

For more information, prices, or to request work outside of our all-inclusive and consultancy options, please contact us.

Contact us online or call 01226 772231

Testimonials

  • We've always found Barnsley HR services to be really effective. We wouldn’t dream of going anywhere else for our needs. The staff are can always been contacted and are knowledgeable. They've helped the school through a range of situations. Costs are competitive and the level of service we receive is excellent value for money. Using Barnsley HR as well as payroll means there's communication between the two. This means there's no need to duplicate information.
  • With a dedicated HR advisor we've really benefitted from their advice. This has been especially during those sometimes difficult times in schools. We meet together regularly to review absences. Through the monitoring process we've seen a reduction in staff absence. I would like to think that the support from OHU has helped some staff as well, both in and out of school.
  • The school has been working with Barnsley HR services for schools for many years. We have a good working relationship. Their attention to detail and in-depth knowledge has been really valuable. They're more than happy to make frequent visits to school. Their attendance at meetings has also played a part in the school following policies and procedures. I'd have no hesitation in recommending Barnsley HR services to other schools. Thank you for giving a professional yet friendly service.