HR Advisor - 6 month FTC in Southend-on-Sea

Experienced HR Advisor required for a six month fixed term contract. Based Southend on Sea, Essex. This role requires a full DBS check. Working in the health and social care sector. Responsible to support the delivery of people‐related processes across the care provider that support the Company's business objectives.

As an HR Advisor you will undertake generalist HR functions such as the day‐to‐day delivery of HR operations, policies and procedures incorporating employee relations, training and development, recruitment, sickness absence monitoring management.

• Working proactively with managers on a range of employment areas such as HR policy and best practice, wellbeing, flexible working and absence management.
• Providing training, coaching and advice to line managers, ensuring procedures are adhered to for all cases including discipline, grievance, performance, and ensuring a consistent and fair approach to people management.
• Assist managers in the control of absence and advise on appropriate plans of action to manage both short and long‐term cases of absence issues including referrals to Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Provide advice and support on pay and conditions, and HR policies and processes to employees and line managers.
• Contribute to HR policy and guidance writing to ensure SCL is legally compliant and in line with the organisational vision.
• Draft letters, contracts and reports ensuring that they are accurate and agreed to timescales are met.
• Support the Director of Corporate Services in the delivery of strategic projects including wellbeing initiatives, learning and development, reward strategy and employee engagement (i.e. staff forums).
• Support the Director of Corporate Services on change management projects including TUPE, restructure and redundancies.
• Ensure case management system is kept up to date and provides accurate management information with trends analysis to identify issues and opportunities.
• Liaise with Payroll provider regarding new starters, leavers and other employment changes to ensure payroll is correct and updated accurately.
• Keep up to date with legislative and employment law changes that may impact HR processes and recruitment processes.

• Provide guidance and support to the HR Assistant to ensure recruitment and HR processes are aligned.
• Support the HR assistant with external and internal recruitment processes including issuing contracts of employment, pre‐employment checks and other relevant correspondence.
• Support with work experience and volunteers.

• Previous experience as HR Advisor in a generalist role.
• Previous experience providing HR advice, guidance on a wide range of complex employee relations issues, previous experience of developing & implementing HR policies.
• Up‐to‐date knowledge of UK employment law and previous experience of TUPE transfers.
• Ability to deal with sensitive, emotional & contentious issues as appropriate.
• Good communication skills, both verbally & written, good IT and email skills.
• Experience of working in health & social care / regulated sector.