At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert advice on employee relations and support managers in navigating HR processes.
- Company: Join the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK, rated a Great Place to Work.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27 days of annual leave, bonus schemes, and a flexible benefits platform.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal growth in a values-led organisation.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people every day.
- Qualifications: Experienced in employee relations with strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 35000 £ per year.
Location: Hybrid working from Bolton Head Office
Contract Type: 6 months Fixed Term Contract / Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: 30,000 - 35,000 dependent on experience
Overview
We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join our People team, providing expert advice and support on a wide range of employee relations matters across the Group. Working closely with managers and colleagues, you will provide guidance on areas including absence management, disciplinary and grievance cases, performance, capability, probation and flexible working. You will help managers navigate formal processes confidently, ensuring cases are managed fairly, consistently and in line with employment legislation and company policies.
Alongside managing employee relations casework, you will maintain accurate records, produce documentation and identify trends that support continuous improvement across our People function. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys building positive working relationships, providing practical HR advice and making a real impact within a values-led organisation.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to managers on absence management, disciplinary and grievance cases, performance, capability, probation and flexible working.
- Manage employee relations casework from initial advice through to resolution while ensuring fairness and compliance with legislation and policies.
- Maintain accurate records, generate documentation, and identify trends to support continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Experienced Employee Relations professional with a sound understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience advising managers on a broad range of employee relations matters and managing casework from advice to resolution.
- Organised, approachable, able to balance multiple priorities with confidentiality and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to provide practical, commercially focused advice.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you will receive an exceptional reward package including:
- 27 days' annual leave, increasing with service up to 32 days, plus bank holidays and a buy/sell holiday scheme
- Bonus schemes
- Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Our market-leading Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, also allows you to tailor your benefits package with options including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Technology benefit
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate safeguarding checks. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.
