People Advisor

Honest Ideas; St. Austell; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Honest Ideas is searching for a dedicated People Advisor to join their People Services team. In this full-time role, you will provide HR support and guidance, assisting management with recruitment and people management strategies. You will help promote best practices in line with current Employment Law, contributing to a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates will have a good understanding of HR processes and be on the path to achieving their CIPD qualifications, while bringing a customer-focused approach to people services.

Benefits

27 days holiday (plus Banks)

Professional Membership cost covered

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Workplace Pension including Death in Service Benefit

Home Office Work Payment

Medicash - Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Rewards and Recognition Scheme

On site Parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Family Friendly Policies

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering generalist people advice service.
• Ability to create a positive impression and inspire others.
• Experience in training provision.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, pragmatic generalist people advice.
• Support managers in recruitment and people management.
• Advise on absence management and employee appraisals.

Skills

Customer focused advice

Recruitment support

Performance management

CIPD Membership

Employment Law knowledge

Education

A Level or equivalent Level 3 qualification

Part qualified or studying towards full Chartered CIPD Membership

Tools

People/Payroll management databases

Job description

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The Vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ocean Housing Group for a permanent, full time, People Advisor within our current People Services team.

Working within the current People Team you will support the business by providing professional, customer focused and pragmatic generalist people advice and guidance and recruitment support to Managers, Supervisors and staff.

In addition you will work alongside the People Coordinator as the second tier point of contact for enquiries coming into the People Team escalating as required. Your role is to advise and promote best practice service at all times.

Your main responsibility as the People Advisor will be to pro-actively and reactively advise and coach managers/supervisors in the operation of the consistent application of the policies and procedures eg people management, performance management, health & welfare and appraisal issues. You will support managers in the pro-active and long term management of absence and capability ensuring return to work interviews are effective and using the support of occupational health when required.

You will be integral to delivering a professional end to end recruitment process by providing advice and support to managers on all aspects of Ocean's recruitment and selection policies which includes reviewing job descriptions, person specifications, selection, shortlisting and interview. You will work with the People Coordinator to ensure paperwork is correct and all pre-employment and onboarding procedures are completed.

For more information regarding to specific responsibilities please refer to the Job Description

You will have experience of independently delivering a full generalist people advice service to customers, including senior management and have a good understanding of current Employment Law.

Experience of using computerised People/Payroll management databases along with experience of identifying, planning and administering training provision is essential. Previous experience of working in a people department with exposure in the social housing environment is desirable and not essential.

You will have the ability to create an immediate, polite, positive and credible impression on others, whilst maintaining calm and confident and are able to inspire others by treating all individuals in a fair and consistent manner. You are able to take the initiative and act with confidence and have the ability to prioritise and manage time and tasks effectively to achieve your objectives.

You will be educated to A Level or equivalent Level 3 qualification and be part qualified and/or studying towards full Chartered CIPD Membership.

For more information regarding to knowledge and experience please refer to the Person Specification

Benefits

• 27 days holiday (plus Banks)
• Professional Membership cost
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Workplace Pension including Death in Service Benefit
• Home Office Work Payment
• Medicash - Health Cash Plan (includes Dental and Optical)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Rewards and Recognition Scheme
• On site Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family Friendly Policies
  
  

Ocean offers a dynamic work environment offering hybrid working. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. There will be a need for employees to travel to St Austell and work from the head office for meetings, training and general day to day team requirements.

1st stage interviews will be conducted by teams and 2nd interviews are to be conducted face to face at our Head Office in St Austell, but this could be subject to change at short notice

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Company

Ocean Housing Group Ltd is a registered provider and parent company for Ocean Housing Ltd and Gilbert & Goode Ltd and is a local housing provider based in St Austell. Since our establishment in 2000, we have invested over £200 million in the county through community involvement, property development, jobs and apprenticeships. We are committed to making a real contribution to Cornwalls housing shortage by building new and affordable homes (for rent and shared ownership) for local people. We manage over 4,700 homes and have ambitious plans to build 2,000 homes by 2030.

Mission Statement

To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.

At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job.

Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Healthcare Benefits

Occupational Sick Pay Scheme

Pension which includes Death in Service Benefit

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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