As an HR Officer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality HR support across Cheshire East Council, providing expert advice and guidance to managers and employees on a broad range of people matters.
About the role
This role sits within our HR Operations service, providing professional, practical and people-focused HR support across Cheshire East Council. As an HR Officer, you will work closely with managers and employees to deliver expert advice on a wide range of employee relations and workforce matters, helping to ensure fair, consistent and legally compliant people practices across the organisation.
You will manage a varied caseload, supporting areas such as, attendance management, disciplinary and grievance matters, capability, redeployment, TUPE and organisational change. Working alongside HR Business Partners and senior HR colleagues, you will help translate business needs into effective people solutions, contribute to workforce initiatives and projects, and support the delivery of the Council's Workforce Strategy.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing positive outcomes and making a meaningful impact on organisational performance and employee experience. You'll join a collaborative and supportive team where your professional expertise, analytical skills and commitment to excellent customer service will be valued.
If you are CIPD qualified, have strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, and are passionate about delivering high-quality HR support that enables managers and employees to thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
About you
You will have:
- MCIPD qualification and experience of providing professional HR advice across a broad range of employee relations and workforce matters.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, HR policies and procedures, including disciplinary, grievance, capability and attendance management processes.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, support and challenge managers appropriately.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, produce reports and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent organisational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, with the ability to manage a varied workload and support formal HR processes and hearings.
To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.
In return we are able to offer:
- Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
- Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
- Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
- White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
- Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
- Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
- Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa
Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Job Category
Human Resources
Salary Min
£39,152 per annum
Salary Max
£41,771 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
To apply for the role please Apply for this job at the bottom of the page, or, for or an informal chat about the role please contact Laura Owen on 01606 288061 or via email; [email protected].
Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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