People / HR Advisor

People/HR Advisor - Full Time £31,015 - £33,390 per annum. Work Pattern: 40 hours per week with hybrid and flexible working available Real Life Options is a registered charity dedicated to supporting individuals with autism and learning disabilities across the UK. This is an exciting time to join a friendly, professional people team, who are just embarking on a newly created People Plan. As a People Advisor you will work closely with the People Partners and play a pivotal role in providing expert guidance and support on all HR-related matters. Your Role: As a People Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Real Life Options employees have a positive and engaging employee journey. You will have experience of working within a fast paced working environment, dealing with a wide range of employee relation matters, whilst proactively developing and coaching managers. Have excellent employment law knowledge by providing clear and concise advice to line managers. Within
social care no two days are ever the same, therefore you will need to work with high resilience and demonstrate positive change management abilities. People Advisors work closely with the People Partners on a rolling annual calendar, in a range of specialist areas such as: Health and Wellbeing, Reward Management, Equality Diversity and Inclusion, and much more. This unique approach exposes you to different HR realms, allowing you to discover your passion within the field, by supporting different specialist areas each year, you'll not only become a well-rounded HR professional but also contribute meaningfully to our values. Key responsibilities: Employee Relations: Be the first point of contact for employee relation matters, advising on discipline, grievance, sickness cases, supporting investigations and advising at formal hearings. Project Involvement: Support with HR projects, TUPE's, People Partners within a range of specialist HR areas Policy Development: Assist in creating and
implementing HR policies, ensuring alignment with legislation and company values. Absence Management: Guide managers through short term and long-term sickness, monitor progress, and analyse health reports for effective absence management. Administration: Manage digital filing, audit HR documentation annually, and implement system changes on the HRIS. Qualifications and Skills: CIPD Level 5 qualified as a minimum or equivalent - or currently studying this qualification Demonstrable experience in managing employee relation cases and be able to demonstrate excellent employment law knowledge Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills Ability to work in a fast-paced multi-site environment Experience of working in a Care (CQC/Care Inspectorate regulated) setting Excellent Team Player Attention to Detail and highly resilient