HR Advisor: Wellbeing, Employee Relations & Growth

Sopwell House; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals

Parking

Health & Wellbeing programme

Discounted spa and hotel stays

Job summary

Sopwell House, a 5-Star Georgian country house hotel in Hertfordshire, seeks an experienced HR professional to lead our people agenda. You will drive wellbeing initiatives, support leaders across all departments, and ensure lawful, fair handling of absence, grievances and performance matters.

Join a warm, service-driven team and help shape HR policies, oversee HR systems and maintain data integrity. Excellent communication and a proactive, confidential approach are essential.

Qualifications

• UK employment law knowledge and ACAS guidance applied in practice.
• Ability to manage employee relations cases with fairness and discretion.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; experience with HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Bring our wellbeing programme to life across physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing.
• Be a visible, approachable presence across every department.
• Manage sickness absence, return-to-work and reasonable adjustments with empathy and in line with employment law.
• Coach managers and team members on performance, conduct and career development.
• Handle grievances, disciplinaries and conflict resolution fairly and in line with policy and employment law.
• Help develop HR policies and procedures that meet employment law, brand and industry standards.
• Look after our HR systems and data integrity, supported by the HR Coordinator.

Skills

Employment law

Employee relations

IT skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sopwell House, a 5-Star Georgian country house hotel in Hertfordshire, seeks an experienced HR professional to lead our people agenda. You will drive wellbeing initiatives, support leaders across all departments, and ensure lawful, fair handling of absence, grievances and performance matters.

Join a warm, service-driven team and help shape HR policies, oversee HR systems and maintain data integrity. Excellent communication and a proactive, confidential approach are essential.