People Partner in Bolton

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner who has specialised in employee relations, to take a main role in helping to build organisational and people capabilities across Salvation Army Homes through implementing and delivering effective HR strategies and programmes.

The post holder will work alongside the People Services Team and support the Senior People Partner (ER) to provide a proactive, professional, and high-quality Human Resources service that meets customer needs and organisational objectives. The post holder will work with managers to deliver change management programmes including TUPE transfers, redundancy and service re-organisations and ensure processes are dealt with in a timely and professional manner, escalating to the Senior People Partners as appropriate.

This role will be responsible for ensuring managers are supported to deal with any employee relations matters appropriately, providing them with a proactive, professional, and high-quality Human Resources service.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role. You will work primarily from home but will need to occasionally attend the London Office (Denmark Hill). The postholder must live between London and Devon, in the South West of England, to ensure reasonable travel distances to both services and the London office.

About You

You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with our values and behaviours, demonstrating energy and passion, along with a positive, can‑do attitude in your daily contribution as a People Partner in transforming lives. You will have significant employee experience, up-to-date employment law knowledge and experience of working closely with managers at all levels within an organisation as a professional and trusted partner.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and offline)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• Support to learn and develop your career

About Us

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society – mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person‑centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour.

In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.