People Partner

Job Description

People PartnerDiscipline: HRJob type: PermanentSalary: £40,694.75 per annum + Essential Car User Allowance of £320 per monthExpiry date: 05 Jan 2024 23:59Care to join usWe are looking for a People Partner to join our HR Operations team at Hft, supporting our Eastern regions. The ideal candidate will be able to commute to our services in to Bedfordshire, Sussex, Leicestershire and Kent.Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for peoplewho are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.What’s in it for youThere are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a “Gold” standard Investors in People accreditedemployer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.

• Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays
• Training: Access to award winning training and development
• Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
• Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
• TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
• Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
• Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
• Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
• and more

About the role The People Partner will develop and be responsible for the delivery of the strategic and operational people agenda for the Division.This includes but is not limited to:

• Taking responsibility for the HR aspects of new business development.
• Effective use of HR analytics for workforce analysis and performance improvement.
• Working with internal stakeholders on improving essential HR KPI’s.
• Leading on complex ER matters.
• Working with other People Partners to address culture change including effective partnership working.
• To be responsible for collaborative working by building and maintaining visible meaningful working relationships across all divisions to help shape the strategic direction of the People function.

About youWe are looking for someone with a proven experience of handling all aspects of employee relations, including proactive investigations for any safeguarding, complaints or any other quality issues.Whilst this is a generalist role, there is a strong focus on ER, TUPE, ACAS conciliation and ET claim handling.Experience of handling high volume case load in a fast paced environment would be of benefit.It is predominantly home based but with travel required to support key stakeholder meetings.Key attributes:

• You will have substantial experience of complex Employee Relations case management up to and including Employment Tribunals
• You will be able to lead projects, chair meetings or run workshop style events
• You will have considerable experience of advising and influencing managers on people issues
• You will have substantial experience of recruitment and retention
• You will have good Excel skills and experience of using HR analytics to drive decision making
• You will be educated to Degree Level or equivalent

We will be interviewing across the application process and therefore the vacancy may close earlier than 5th January if a suitable candidate is identified.For more information about the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification below.STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASEWe reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.Hfts usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfiltheir potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.Apply NowREF-210561