Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: East Suffolk Council, based in Melton, with 2 -3 days per week working at the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority offices in Felixstowe
Salary: £28,672 – £31,346 per annum
Job Type: Full Time (37 hrs per week), Permanent
Closing Date: 13th March 2022 – 11:30pm
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join our busy team. You will provide a responsive HR service to designated service areas and will work in partnership with our customers and the team to deliver a highly effective, professional, pro-active HR service. One of your designated service areas will be the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority. As part of this support, you will be required to work on site at the Port Health offices in Felixstowe 2 – 3 days per week.
You will be responsible for first stage advice and support to managers in employee relations, performance management, discipline and grievance and absence management. You will also be responsible for recruitment in your designated service areas, and managing occupational health cases to conclusion.
About you:
Applicants should be CIPD level 5 qualified as a minimum, with a willingness to work towards the level 7 qualification. You will also have recent HR advisory experience to include discipline, grievance, absence management and experience of facilitating organisational change. You must have up to date knowledge of employment law, as well as strong IT, communication, and customer service skills.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Opportunities for training and development to enable you to build a great career with our organisation.
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Local government pension scheme
- Free car parking.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services
Please read the job description and person specification before applying for this job.
Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the Council’s careers page.
Candidates with experience of; HR Consultant, Human Resource Officer, HR Generalist, HR Officer, Human Resources Advisor, Human Resources Generalist, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Advisor, Senior HR Coordinator will be considered for this role.
