Job Title: HR Manager
Location: Wigan
Salary: £36,546 per annum pro rata, actual £29,237 per annum
The role:
Winstanley College are looking for a HR manager for a fixed term maternity cover if you feel like this could be you please look at the requirements below.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
HR policies and procedures
- Ensure the college’s HR policies are developed, updated and reviewed according to the college’s specific needs and following developments in employment law and best practice.
- To consult with the relevant trade unions on policies.
- Update the staff handbook and college intranet with our agreed HR policies.
- Develop flowcharts, guidelines and sets of practical templates, forms and checklists to support managers and staff.
- Deliver staff and managers’ briefings on HR policies and practices as required.
- Advise managers on performance management, ensuring effective processes are in place to meet organisational objectives and address issues of underperformance.
- Promote and support good practice in the management of equality and diversity.
Recruitment and induction
- Plan and implement the recruitment process for all vacancies, using agreed processes and within the recruitment budget.
- Advise managers on the recruitment process, to ensure compliance with legal requirements and best practice to achieve positive outcomes.
- Manage and maintain the Single Central Register of appointments in accordance with safer recruitment legislation.
- Conduct DBS checks on all College and prospective staff in accordance with legislation.
- Source staff cover as appropriate and at the request of the Principal.
- Management of sickness absence, all forms of leave including lieu leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Preparation of staffing statistics to assist in the planning process.
- Ensuring appraisal forms are collated and training needs recorded in order to develop a
- training plan.
Pay and benefits
- Prepare an annual report on pay trends using the CIPD labour market outlook survey when requested by Principal.
- Develop staff benefits as needed, and in conjunction with the Finance Director, liaise with our pension provider to disseminate information on the pension scheme.
- Manage other benefits as required (eg Childcare Vouchers, Eyecare vouchers).
Advice and support
- Act as the first point of contact in relation to all internal/external HR related enquiries.
- Take a pro-active approach in advising the Principal and managers on statutory changes and developments in HR practice.
- Advise on most effective and safer recruitment practices.
- Actively support managers in identifying and responding to staffing issues, and ensure that all employee relations casework (i.e. discipline, grievance, sickness absence) is progressed promptly and fairly and that managers are professionally supported and advised – taking legal advice where necessary.
Please click on the APPLY button and you will be directed to the college’s website to complete your application.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Human Resources Analyst, HR Advisor, HR Generalist, HR Officer will also be considered for this role.
