HR Adviser
About the Role
Do you have solid knowledge of employment legislation and its application? Are you experienced in managing employee relations cases?
If you are able to deliver a proactive and professional HR service, ensuring that managers and employees are equipped with best practice relating to employee relations and are able to foster a high-performance culture, we would love to hear from you!
Job Opportunity
As our HR Adviser, you will:
1. Manage employee relations casework and investigations ensuring they meet best practice requirements and support managers as applicable (this includes organisational change, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, and probation).
2. Establish monthly HR business partnering meetings with each manager to support and advise on employee relations and share best practice. This includes monitoring attendance (sickness, family leave etc.) and probation and following up any queries.
3. Work with the HR Assistant and Recruitment Officer to administer monthly payroll changes and prepare system and payroll records keeping stakeholders appraised of any changes.
4. Assist the HR Director with the development or review of HR policy/procedures or other projects as requested
This role is based in our HR team at Strode Park House, Herne, Kent and is a full time, permanent role. We are offering £29,900 per annum to the successful candidate, rising to £30,900 on completion of probation.
Essential Skills
Our ideal candidate will:
5. Hold CIPD Level 3 (or equivalent) in HR Management or have proven and demonstrable HR generalist experience
6. Demonstrable experience of managing employee relations cases.
7. Have the ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion and diplomacy.
8. Be able to clearly and appropriately communicate both orally and in written form with internal and external stakeholders.
9. Have a willingness to travel to our other sites - Canterbury, Rainham and Faversham.
Although not essential, it would be an advantage if you are a driver.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier, if sufficient applications have been received.
Creating an Inclusive Environment
Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park truly values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.
Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for our service users and each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor, and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.