Job Description
Post Title: Attendance Support Officer
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £35,399 - £39,585 per annum
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Jane Henderson Email: Jane.Henderson@highland.gov.uk
Job Purpose:
The Attendance Support Officer will actively engage with managers to provide guidance and support with the aim of reducing current and preventing future sickness absence. While managers retain responsibility for managing attendance, the post holder will provide expert advice on both short-term and long-term absence, ensuring the consistent application of HR and related policies. The role helps identify barriers to return to work, promotes the use of appropriate support services and contributes to fair, supportive and legally compliant attendance management across the organisation.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.
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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Professional Certification within Human Resources, Law or Business administration or a related field.