HR People Partner – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service as a vital HR People Partner, playing a key role in supporting employee relations and developing HR policies. This position offers flexible working options and requires significant travel across various locations. Ideal candidates will hold an MCIPD qualification and have relevant experience in HR, delivering effective solutions for staff management and development.

Benefits

Flexi time scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Family friendly schemes

Health & well-being services

Qualifications

• Qualified Member level of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) or significant graduate level experience.
• Previous experience in a business partner role providing HR support.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with managers to implement best HR practices.
• Provide guidance on employee relations issues and HR policies.
• Support leadership development, coaching, and performance management.

Skills

Employee Relations

Conflict Resolution

Coaching

Performance Management

Education

MCIPD

Job description

HR People Partner – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Hours:Full Time – 37 hours per week

Location:The service encourages flexible working and is open to flexible working options. The role can be based atTrowbridge, Swindon or Service Headquarters Salisburywith the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.

Travel:The role has a significant travel requirement across the Service, in particular to Warminster, Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford On Avon, Melksham, Devizes, Calne, Pewsey, Marlborough and Ramsbury.

Appointment Type:Permanent

Contact:For a chat about this post, please contactAdele Smyth, Senior HR People Partneron 07585 985503 [e-mail] .

Closing and Interview date:The closing date for applications isThursday 31 July 2025 (midnight).It is intended that interviews will take place onWednesday 6 August 2025. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

Asa HR People Partner you will:

• Develop relationships with, and provide support to, managers within the Service ensuring best practice is implemented, working closely with them to deliver their objectives and to enable delivery of the business plan.
• Provide advice, support and guidance on employee relations issues such as conflict resolution, mediation, investigation, disciplinary, grievance, capability and attendance/sickness issues together with flexible working requests, maternity/paternity related matters, redundancy, job design and restructures to ensure a consistent and fair approach in each case.
• Ensure line managers can effectively apply HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are up to date, consistently applied and have an understanding of their importance.
• Support key stakeholders in all areas of leadership development, coaching, performance management and succession planning.

What makes you our ideal HR People Partner?

• Qualified Member level of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) or able to demonstrate a significant level of graduate calibre experience at this level.
• Previous experience of working in a business partner role and providing HR support and advice on a wide range of employee relations and other HR matters to ensure added value in meeting business objectives.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and experience of applying it and advising on best practice HR ensuring organisational risk is minimised.
• Ability to build and maintain strong, professional and credible working relationships at all levels within the organisation.

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the significant travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
• The role involves some evening working.
• A StandardDisclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, negative drug test, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.

Salary: £42,708 - £45,718 per annum (rising by annual increments to £45,718) More information on salaries and progression can be found on the pay and policies page.

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