Job Title: Human Resources Manager / HR Manager
Location: Northampton (NN3)
Salary: £46,000 – £56,000 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours: 40 Hours per week
The Company is an award-winning specialist care provider to adults with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviour. They are always striving to push back the boundaries of possibility in the lives of people they support. Their staff teams are at the very heart of their identity.
About the role:
They are currently looking for a Human Resources Manager to be based out of their Head Office in Northampton. You’ll be working closely with an HR Team (consisting of 3 members) company directors and Senior Operations Manager to ensure compliance with Employment Law Requirements and facilitating achievement of company targets and goals. Maintain and enhance the organisation’s human resources by planning, implementing and evaluating employees’ relations and human resources policies and procedures.
You will be responsible for leading some HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
This is a hands on and busy role, and you will be expected to balance multiple priorities simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities:
Recruitment (Induction and Onboarding):
- To post job adverts on all online and offline recruitment tools, to post all internal adverts
- To shortlist suitable candidates for interview for all junior roles. To send shortlisted CVs for senior roles to the HR & Operations Manager. To arrange for interviews for shortlisted candidates
- To conduct first stage interviews for Support Workers and, if successful, arrange for second stage interviews with Care Home Managers
- To create and email offer letters and contracts, request references and verify the DBS status
- To arrange Head Office Inductions and to coordinate with Home Managers for Home Inductions as part of the employees onboarding process
General HR Administration:
- Minute taking as required
- Maintain Head Office and Care Home staff files
- Complete internal audits on staff files
- Arrange and conduct internal investigations, disciplinary & grievance meetings as and when required
- Conduct Right to Work checks
- Attend all relevant meetings including HR weekly meetings as and when required
- Assist Care Home Managers with employee HR matters
- Deal with general HR and Payroll queries
- Conduct staff welfare and Return to Work Interviews
- Any other relevant work
Performance reviews:
- Work closely with the HR Manager and Line Managers to ensure that performance reviews are conducted in line with company procedures in a timely manner
- Be responsible for collating and updating performance review related documentation for all employees
About you:
- Previous HR experience
- HR qualification or CIPD Level 7
- Experience of managing a high volume workload
- Effective communication and experience of report writing
- Good understanding of IT software applications (Experience of using Kronos (now UKG) Dimensions, Sage Payroll and the One Plan software system is desirable but not essential)
- Previous experience and knowledge of good and innovative recruitment practises, employment law, payroll processes, relevant legislation and pension scheme administration
- Good time management and organisational skills as well as ability to use your own initiative
- High level of integrity with a good understanding of the importance of confidentiality and GDPR/data protection issues
It’s essential that you have a drivers licence and access to a vehicle.
Benefits:
- Full training opportunities
- 4 Weeks + Bank Holidays annual leave p.a
- Pension
Position is subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure & Baring Service & DSB First. The Company is an equal opportunities employer.
Interviews will take place in Northampton. You will be required to complete a short test.
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Human Resource Officer, HR Officer, Group HR Officer, HR Advisor, People Team, HR Specialist, HR Coordinator, Group HR Operations Officer, Senior HR Assistant may also be considered for this role.
