HR Advisor

Home Group Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading not-for-profit organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an HR Coach to manage HR issues and develop team dynamics. The ideal candidate will have experience with employee relations and HR processes. This role offers flexibility, a supportive team environment, and numerous benefits including a health cash plan and a pension contribution.

Benefits

Health cash plan

Matching pension contribution

Discounts on shops, holidays, and tech

Flexible working hours

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Solid experience managing ER cases like absence, conduct and performance.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR processes.
• Confidence using data to make smart recommendations.
• A proactive mindset and a love of learning.
• Great communication skills and a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Coach managers to handle tricky HR issues with confidence and care.
• Use data to spot trends and guide better people decisions.
• Share insights that help teams perform and stay engaged.
• Work closely with HR Business Partners to tackle key challenges.
• Deliver training that makes people management easier for everyone.

Skills

Managing ER cases

Employment law knowledge

Data-driven decision-making

Proactive mindset

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Coach managers to handle tricky HR issues with confidence and care. Use data to spot trends and guide better people decisions. Share insights that help teams perform and stay engaged. Work closely with HR Business Partners to tackle key challenges. Deliver training that makes people management easier for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Coach managers to handle tricky HR issues with confidence and care
• Use data to spot trends and guide better people decisions
• Share insights that help teams perform and stay engaged
• Work closely with HR Business Partners to tackle key challenges
• Deliver training that makes people management easier for everyone

Why join us

You'll be part of a team that's warm, supportive and full of energy. We're big on development and some of our Advisors have gone on to become HR Business Partners. We care about your wellbeing and offer flexibility to help you thrive. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

Qualifications

• Solid experience managing ER cases like absence, conduct and performance
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR processes
• Confidence using data to make smart recommendations
• A proactive mindset and a love of learning
• Great communication skills and a collaborative approach

About Home Group

Ever feel like your HR job is all process and no purpose? This is your chance to switch gears. At Home Group, you’ll help managers build brilliant teams and make a real difference to people’s lives. We’re a not-for-profit that looks after our customers, and our colleagues too.

Role outline

You’ll coach managers, share insights, and help shape a workplace where people thrive. If you’re ready to use your HR skills to do something that matters, this is the place to do it. We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

Working arrangements

• You’ll work Monday to Friday
• You’ll work core hours between 08:00 and 18:00 with flexibility built in
• We typically work on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week in our Newcastle upon Tyne office, with the rest from home
• Our anchor day is Tuesday, and you pick your second day

What’s in it for you?

• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
• Work your way with flexibility to balance life and work
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support