HR Specialist

Role: HR Specialist Salary: £35-40k plus benefits Job Status: Full Time/ Fixed Term Contract Location: Berkshire - Office Based Vacancy Reference: VR/05467 Role Description: We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established commercial cleaning business based in Berkshire, for an experienced HR Specialist to join their team on a 12-18 month fixed-term contract. Established over 25 years ago, the business now supports around 400 customers across southern England, including schools, offices, medical centres, and leisure facilities, while maintaining a personal approach and a strong focus on reliable, high-quality service. The Role: Working closely with the Senior HR Specialist and HR & Payroll Assistant, you will help deliver a professional, consistent, and practical HR service across the business. This is a varied generalist role covering the full employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on employee relations, HR advisory support and process improvement. You will work with managers across head office and field-based teams, providing practical guidance and helping ensure HR processes are applied consistently across the business. This is an office-based role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. You will work 7.5 hours per day, with working hours falling between 7:30am and 6:00pm, with some flexibility depending on business needs. Key Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day HR advice to managers and employees across policies, procedures, TUPE and employment legislation, coaching managers to handle people matters confidently and effectively. Manage a varied range of employee relations cases, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, and performance matters, working with senior HR colleagues on more complex cases where required. Support the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation, performance management, and offboarding, while maintaining accurate HR records and ensuring processes and docum