People and Relationships Manager

Job Description

People and Relationships ManagerSalary £40-45k based on experienceHybrid (office/site working Castleford, Leeds, Snaith) + homeworkingFull timeAre you looking for a new challenge to make a real differenceIf so, you are in the right place with The Bridge.The Bridge is on a mission to create the worlds best specialist support setting. We pride ourselves on giving people with learning disabilities, autism and uniquely complex needs a fresh start in a lovely purpose-built home. What sets us apart is our teamand the drive we all have to make a real difference to vulnerable peoples lives. We deliver an unrivalled service for those individuals others have struggled to successfully support. The team wants dedicated people that genuinely enjoy changing peoples livesfor the better.Purpose of the roleThe people we support and our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Your role will involve leading the formulation and implementation of a people strategy to support The Bridges vision and objectives. We operate busy home environments supportingindividuals to live their lives to their maximum potential in a way that they want to. In doing so we employ around 250 people in a variety of roles, with this number expected to further grow in the next 18 months. We require an individual who has the initiativeto establish a people function that is best in class that embeds our culture and values throughout the organization with each and every person within the team. This will be a varied and diverse role that will involve leading and guiding the establishment ofa team, from hands on leading from the front through to creating a strategic vision for the future.We are looking for:

• CIPD qualified and/or 5 years HR/People experience in line with this job specification
• An interest in changing the lives of people with autism, learning disabilities and uniquely complex needs
• The ability to create and develop a long term people strategy
• Up to date working knowledge in all stages of recruitment, selection and retention of colleagues
• Experience in employee relations, both supporting a positive culture through to disciplinary and grievance experience
• Staff management and communication skills
• Awareness of key areas of employment law, writing and implementing policies and procedures
• Knowledge of full training cycle including delivery of leadership, management and mentoring skills
• Experience of implementing policies and processes
• Effective communicator and influencer at all levels
• Comfortable developing and managing a team
• Responsive to change and promotes it to others
• Pragmatic
• Professional approach
• Honesty and integrity
• Knowledge and understanding
• Ambition and energy to go above and beyond

About us:The Bridge provides community based registered care services for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex care needs. We provide personalised outcome based support to enable individuals with enhanced care and support needs to livesafely, happily and successfully in the community.Our values

• Change perceptions. See the world through the eyes of the people we support and mould the world around them
• Take a different outlook. Be confident to use our wealth of experience and knowledge to look at unique situations differently
• Be nice, kind, patient, resourceful, open minded, resilient and forgiving
• Understand why situations occur. We take an evidence based approach to why behaviour occurs and how to respond appropriately.
• Everyones opinions matters. We value every individual as part of the team and they are key to the success of the people we support and the organisation

We operate three apartment based care homes in Castleford, Garforth and Snaith supporting people within their own homely flat based accommodation with a fourth due to open soon. We are looking for experienced, dedicated and motivated individuals to joinour growing team as we continue to develop an infrastructure to fully support the people within our homes.We offer:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible hybrid working from home alongside office/home locations
• Opportunities for career progression
• Opportunity to establish, develop and lead the People function within a diverse and growing organisation
• Bespoke training opportunities for career progression
• An inclusive culture

We are a small growing organization and value the opinion of everyone within our team. The ability to make a difference and change the lives of people with uniquely complex needsEqual OpportunitiesThe Bridge are committed to anti-discriminatory policies and practices and it is essential that the post holder shares and promotes this.