Job Type: Full time - Permanent
Salary: £43, actual)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Suffolk, with occasional travel to sites in Ipswich, Lowestoft, and Haverhill.
Benefits
* Private health care
* 25 days annual leave
* Bereavement leave
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Job Overview:
An experienced and proactive HR professional is sought for this role. This is a stand-alone position reporting to the CEO, supported by an external HR partner, and suited to someone with a strong administrative and operational HR background who is comfortable working independently and under their own initiative.
The role involves providing comprehensive HR support across multiple sites, managing the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, advising on HR matters, and supporting managers with absence management, employee engagement, and workforce well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide advice and support on employee relations matters
* Manage recruitment and onboarding processes
* Maintain compliance and manage HR documentation
* Administer compensation and benefits
* Support performance management processes
* Oversee absence management, including complex cases and data analysis
* Prepare HR data and reports, identifying trends and insights
* Support learning and development initiatives
* Promote health, well-being, diversity, and inclusion
* Deliver general HR administrative and operational support
Qualifications and Experience:
* CIPD Level 5 qualification
* Minimum of 3 years' in a HR Officer/Advisor role
* Experience within the public sector or education/training sector (preferred but not essential)
Other Requirements:
* Valid UK driving licence and good driving record (essential)
* Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken
Additional Information:
* Candidates selected for interview will be contacted by email.
* The selection process includes a second-stage interview for shortlisted candidates.
* If no response is received within a reasonable time, the application has not been successful on this occasion.
WS Training is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our on-going commitment to Equality and Diversity, WS Training guarantee to short list all applicants from all ethnic groups, including ethnic minority groups, who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £43,750.00 per year
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Private medical insurance
* Sick pay
Application question(s):
* Do you have experience in a public sector/ educational training organisation?
* Are you qualified to CIPD Level 5 ?
* Do you have a minimum of 3 years' experience in an HR Office/Advisor/manager role following the completion of your HR qualification?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ipswich IP2 8SD