Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service)
HR Business Partner
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Working Pattern: Hybrid working
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Make a Difference at Cafcass
At Cafcass, our purpose is to be the voice of children and young people in the family court.
We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR Business Partnering team, playing a key role in delivering people strategy and operational HR support across a complex national organisation.
About The Role
As a HR Business Partner, you will operate as a credible senior HR professional working closely with senior leaders and management teams.
You will deliver both strategic and operational HR outcomes, acting as a genuine business partner to service areas and contributing to organisational performance and service delivery.
This role sits within a nationally dispersed HR and OD team and will involve regular travel across regions as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide timely, accurate and robust advice across a full range of HR issues, including complex employee relations casework.
- Lead and support organisational change and restructuring programmes, including business cases and impact assessments.
- Provide expert guidance to decision-makers throughout formal HR procedures.
- Support workforce planning and use data to identify trends and inform people strategies.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of HR services and organisational outcomes.
About You
- Strong experience within HR Business Partnering or a senior HR advisory role.
- Sound knowledge of employment law, HR policy and employee relations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex and geographically dispersed organisation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proven ability to manage complex casework and organisational change activity.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a proactive approach.
Why Join Cafcass?
Be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to children and families, offering flexible hybrid working supported by strong wellbeing initiatives, an inclusive and diverse working environment committed to equality and representation, and the opportunity to work on high-impact organisational change and workforce challenges.
Important Information
This role requires regular nationwide travel and flexibility to support service needs.
Applications will only be considered from candidates based within the West or East Midlands due to travel and training requirements.
Cafcass is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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If you are an experienced HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact within a national organisation, we encourage you to apply.
Next steps / timelines
If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit.
Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.
Closing Date
11th October 2026
Telephone Interview
Ongoing
Work-related Assessment Via Teams
TBC
Final Interview And Work-based Assessment In Person
TBC
We understand you may benefit from finding out more to help you decide to apply. There is a lot of information available at Cafcass Careers but if there is something else you need to find out more about, you can either contact Narinder Kaur at Narinder.Kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk from our Resourcing team if your query is to do with the recruitment process or please contact Kathryn Alston, Head of HR Business Partnering at Kathryn.Alston@cafcass.gov.uk if your questions relate more to the role, providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you.
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Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Be Their Voice
We are Cafcass – the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service – and we represent children in family court cases in England.
Independently advising the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests, we speak up for over 130,000 children every year when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures, ensuring their needs, wishes and feelings are heard.
Watch our video to find out we don’t just listen to children’s voices but we can be their voice.
If our purpose resonates with you, and you share our ambitions for children - exceptional experiences, for every child, everywhere and every time - then if you join us, you will work alongside like-minded people in a diverse, inclusive and supportive organisation.
You will be trusted to work flexibly and independently using outstanding technology (e.g. touchscreen laptops, iPhone, all with first class support, including IT Trainers) with access to substantial resources (e.g. Cafcass Library has over 27,000 resources on social work, child protection and related topics). You will also have opportunities to develop, whatever team you join, wherever you are in the country and at whatever stage you are at in your career.
Whether you join us in one of our social work roles that work directly with children and families or our corporate and business services teams who provide technology, support and expertise, you will have the chance to make a difference for children and families. You can also find out more at www.cafcass.gov.uk/careers.
Wellbeing
The wellbeing of our colleagues is something we are truly passionate about, as demonstrated by everyone having four dedicated, additional days per year when they are encouraged to spend time focusing on their health and wellbeing.
Colleagues can also have a health and wellbeing cash plan, for which Cafcass pays the basic premium (you can upgrade to include family members), which allows them to claim back some costs of routine health expenses, including dental check-ups, eye tests, physiotherapy sessions and more.
Overall, we foster a holistic approach to supporting our colleagues, benefitting physical, mental and financial health. This is led by a dedicated in-house team, the benefits of which include meaning support is targeted and specific to what colleagues need. Our team can also offer support and guidance when it comes to specific health conditions, such as neuro-diverse conditions, cancer and the menopause.
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Our wellbeing offer is further strengthened by an external Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) which provides a free confidential support service 24 hours a day. This means access to clinical and professional expertise which gives you a chance to talk about all kinds of work and personal issues.
If this wasn’t enough, we are especially proud that over 125 colleagues have completed training and receive ongoing support to act as Health and Wellbeing Champions. Furthermore, we have nearly 100 people that have trained to be Mental Health Allies.
Diversity
We represent children and families from diverse backgrounds and having a diverse workforce helps us to fulfil this responsibility authentically.
It also helps us to grow, evolve and innovate, so we particularly welcome applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader, we invite you to join our team, we are committed to actively attract and recruit individuals with disabilities including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. Our inclusive and accessible recruitment process means we aim to accommodate reasonable adjustments as needed. This commitment highlights our dedication to employing, training, retaining, and developing the careers of our colleagues with disabilities.
Our Diversity Networks provide a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience – supported by allies across the organisation. The networks help ensure we provide an inclusive working environment and a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds.
For more information watch our video here.
Our Current Networks Include
Ability Matters
Colleagues with disabilities and long-term health conditions.
Carers Network
Colleagues with additional caring responsibilities for someone close to them who has a disability or long-term health condition.
Faith Network
Colleagues who are part of, or have an interest in, religious or spiritual faith communities.
Kaleidoscope Network
Colleagues from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
Mental Health Network
Colleagues who experience, or have an interest in, Mental Health issues.
Pride Network
Colleagues who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans – LGBT+.
Neurodiversity Network
Colleagues who are neurodivergent, or support someone who is.
‘Together with Children and Families’
‘Together with Children and Families’ (which we just call ‘Together’) is the name of our relationship-based practice framework. It applies to the work of every individual in Cafcass, from Social Workers to Leaders and includes our Corporate and Business Support teams.
It is at the heart of what we do and is made up of our values, how these values work in practice, the tools to use to incorporate these values in our work and the impact this will have on the children and families we serve.
This framework encourages us to be pro-active and to look for the strengths in ourselves and others. It also enables us to build positive relationships with
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