HR Officer

Following the creation of Brighter Places, we continue to thrive and grow. We understand that every role plays a key part in delivering our short- and long-term goals and we focus on recruiting and retaining talent. We believe in our values and are committed to continuously improving for the people and communities we serve.

In support of our continued growth, we are pleased to announce that a vacancy has become available for a full time, HR Officer to join our team for 12 months and play a key role in ensuring our homes are safe to live in and provide our customers with a positive and customer professional experience.

As our HR Officer you will play a key part in providing professional first line of support to managers, coaching them to create a culture of high performance within their teams and take ownership advising on the management of employee relations issues. The role will also focus on developing and delivering our learning and development, and engagement framework, supporting colleagues to be at their best at work and to grow both professionally and personally.

You will join us on a fixed-term basis for a period of 12 months. The role is full-time and in return, you will attract a salary of up to £31,565 per annum.

Key responsibilities:

  1. Provide a full generalist HR service to all areas of the association ensuring the highest levels of service are provided to both colleagues and managers.
  2. Support where required in providing a full HR operations service including employment administration, data management and reporting, recruitment and absence management.
  3. Provide professional first line of support to managers, coaching them to create a culture of high performance within their teams and take ownership advising on the management of employee relations issues.
  4. Take ownership of our internal wellbeing approach and contribute to the development and delivery of initiatives to make Brighter Places a great place to work.
  5. Support managers in ensuring compliance with ensuring legal compliance such as IR35.

For more information about the role, please read the full role profile.

Your strengths:

  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent. A CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification is desirable, but not essential.
  • Experience of working in a Human Resources team delivering HR operations including Learning and Development, engagement and employee relations.
  • Detailed knowledge of employment law and the ability to recognise when legal advice needs to be sought.
  • Excellent communication skills and a problem solver.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form below or send us your CV to hr@brighterplaces.co.uk. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have any specific needs to apply, please let us know and we would be happy to help.

The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 9am.

Should you require further information about this position, please contact us on hr@brighterplaces.co.uk.

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