Company Description
Do you want to help make a real difference to vulnerable young people’s lives?
Common Thread provide education and residential care for young people aged 8 – 18 who have had challenging life experiences. We provide therapeutic care in small family-sized homes in 14 locations across Scotland, supporting our young people to heal and grow. In addition, our two schools, in Lockerbie and Kilmarnock, provide a trauma-informed approach to supporting young people to develop their skills and interests and achieve their goals.
Role Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as an HR Officer.
By taking a lead on the recruitment process, from advertising to employment contracts, this role is key to ensuring we have the best people with the right skills and qualities across the organisation to care for our young people.
But it doesn’t stop there. You need a thorough understanding of employment law to provide trusted advice to our teams on everything from absence management to training and development. Our people are our greatest resource and together with the HR Manager and the Training Administrator, you will support the organisation to implement effective policies to attract, retain, motivate and develop talented and passionate individuals to support our young people on their journey to creating a better future for themselves.
Key responsibilities include:
· Leading and improving the recruitment and onboarding of new employees to meet current and future staffing needs.
· Providing generalist HR guidance and support.
· Driving the absence management process - supporting managers to deal with short- and long-term absence cases and reporting to identify trends.
· Maintaining accurate employee records for the entire employee lifecycle.
· Supporting the management of grievance and disciplinary issues.
· Producing weekly HR reports for the senior management team.
· Ensuring compliance with employment legislation and requirements from regulatory bodies such as SSSC, Disclosure Scotland and the Care Inspectorate.
· Supporting continuous improvement of HR systems, policies and procedures.
In return, we’ll offer you a competitive salary, hybrid working within the Central Belt, professional development opportunities, an Employee Assistance & Health Benefit Plan, an Employer’s Contribution Pension and the chance to make an impact in an organisation that makes a meaningful difference to the lives of the young people who live with us.
Qualifications
· CIPD Level 5 qualification.
· Minimum 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Ability to work independently and under pressure
· Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and multi-task
· Initiative
· Problem-solving
· High level of confidentiality
· Good attention to detail
* Computer literate especially MS Office