At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage HR processes and support a leading social care charity in Newcastle.
- Company: A prominent social care charity with a strong commitment to employee wellbeing.
- Benefits: Flexible part-time hours, 27 days holiday, enhanced pension, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and enjoy a range of employee discounts and benefits.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the social care sector while developing your HR skills.
- Qualifications: CIPD level 5 qualification and experience in HR, preferably in social care.
Our client, a leading social care charity based in Newcastle with several sites across Tyne & Wear employing 350 staff, is seeking to appoint an HR Manager to manage all aspects of HR to support the charity in delivering all its people related processes.
Your specific responsibilities as HR Manager will include:
- Maintaining good practice, adhering to regulatory and legal requirements
- Managing and mentoring two HR Co-ordinators
- Working closely with the IT Lead on the digital HR information system
- Leading on employee engagement, L&D, health & wellbeing and workplace culture
- Taking overall responsibility for absence management processes and practices
- Overseeing recruitment
- Reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures
- Managing employee relations, including terms & conditions, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, investigations and redundancies
- Taking responsibility for Payroll
- Monthly reporting to the Directorate
As HR Manager you will need:
- A level 5 CIPD qualification
- Experience in or empathy with the Social Care sector and its values
- HR Generalist experience
- In-depth knowledge of UK employment law
- Experience of digital HR information systems
Rewards & benefits:
- Salary: £27k pa (21 hours per week, flexible)
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Blue Light discounts
- Charity Workers discounts
- Free life insurance
- Training and professional development
Please note: High levels of interest mean that we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
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