About the Company
As one of the UK's best employers, we believe in putting people at the heart of everything we do.
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Employee Relations Advisor to join our People, Culture and Digital team and help us create a positive, supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
Responsibilities
Provide accurate, professional employee relations advice and support to line managers, investigators, and hearing/commissioning managers.Help them interpret policies, procedures, legal guidance and organisational precedent to make balanced and informed decisions across a wide range of employee relations casework, including:Employee relations matters.Sickness absence management.Capability and performance processes.Change management support.Policy review and development.
Play an important role in improving our policies and procedures, ensuring they reflect best practice, wellbeing principles and the Trust’s inclusive tone of voice.
We’re looking for someone who is:
CIPD Level 5 qualifiedExperienced in providing employee relations advice to managersConfident managing a varied HR caseloadSkilled in research, policy development and writingExperienced in using HR systems and databasesAble to build strong working relationships across teamsAn excellent communicator with strong written skillsKnowledgeable in employment law and HR best practicePassionate about inclusion, wellbeing and people-focused HRExperience within education, healthcare or social care settings would be an advantage.
Required Skills
Strong ER experienceAbility to build relationshipsSupport for managersShaping people policies that are accessible, engaging and legally compliant
Preferred Skills
Experience within education, healthcare or social care settings
Pay range and Benefits:
Salary: £36,040 per annum, with pay increments every two years.
Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.Proud to be a real living wage employer.Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.Inclusive networks: Disability & Neurodiversity, Race Equality, Proud Together (LGBTQ+), Together for Men, Women Together.
We welcome applications from individuals who have the right to work in the UK. Currently, we are not providing sponsorship for overseas staff. Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background.
We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including a DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
