Casework Specialist
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackpool and The Fylde College |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 3231 |
Summary
The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking an experienced and proactive Casework Specialist to join our People and Payroll team on a maternity cover basis. 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.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
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.
Why Join Us?
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.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
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
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking an experienced and proactive Casework Specialist to join our People and Payroll team on a maternity cover basis. 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.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
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.
Why Join Us?
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.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
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
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
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