HR Advisor

Thrive Oldham are seeking a HR Advisor in the Oldham area

Graduate CIPD member part qualified or currently studying for CIPD

Job Purpose

Provide authoritative and timely information, advice and guidance to managers and employees across to proactively improve employee confidence, competence and performance.

Key Tasks:

Act as the first point of contact and provide first line advice and support to Managers across on a range of HR enquiries, in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and practice.

Maintain effective customer relationships and service by providing proactive and timely advice and supporting management to take appropriate action in line with the Workforce Strategy.

Manage efficiently and effectively a "professional caseload" ensuring work is organised, prioritised and delivered.

Advise and guide managers in the implementation of the various policies of including:

• • Improving Attendance
  • Grievance issues including conflict resolution
  • Capability issues and Performance Management
  • Disciplinary matters
  • Recruitment and retention
  • Change Management and restructure including redundancy

Log and record casework outcomes for future service evaluation and improvement.

Support and contribute ideas to the shaping and improvement of the HR/OD Service.

Provide advice and guidance across multiple sets of terms and conditions of employment and pay scales across .

Provide guidance to managers in the preparation of the management case for presentation at Hearings, in relation to discipline, grievance, capability, absence and change management.

Attend Hearings to advise and support the manager in their presentation.

Attend Strategy Meetings with multi agency attendees to progress safeguarding concerns.

Participate in job evaluation exercises in relation to new and amended posts and grading appeals.

Contribute to effective team working through colleague interaction and support, sharing learning, knowledge, skills and best practice.

Key Tasks:

Act as the first point of contact and provide first line advice and support to Managers across on a range of HR enquiries, in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and practice.

Maintain effective customer relationships and service by providing proactive and timely advice and supporting management to take appropriate action in line with the Workforce Strategy.

Manage efficiently and effectively a "professional caseload" ensuring work is organised, prioritised and delivered.

Advise and guide managers in the implementation of the various policies of including:

• • Improving Attendance
  • Grievance issues including conflict resolution
  • Capability issues and Performance Management
  • Disciplinary matters
  • Recruitment and retention
  • Change Management and restructure including redundancy

Log and record casework outcomes for future service evaluation and improvement.

Support and contribute ideas to the shaping and improvement of the HR/OD Service.

Provide advice and guidance across multiple sets of terms and conditions of employment and pay scales across .

Provide guidance to managers in the preparation of the management case for presentation at Hearings, in relation to discipline, grievance, capability, absence and change management.

Attend Hearings to advise and support the manager in their presentation.

Attend Strategy Meetings with multi agency attendees to progress safeguarding concerns.

Participate in job evaluation exercises in relation to new and amended posts and grading appeals.

Contribute to effective team working through colleague interaction and support, sharing learning, knowledge, skills and best practice.

Liaise effectively with all stakeholders (Service Managers, Head Teachers, School Business Managers, Strategic Business Partners, Trade Unions, Governors, Council Employees, Payroll and HR Administration, Unity Partnership, MioCare, Oldham Cares).

Act as an ambassador for the service and promote all services, proactively seeking opportunities to support and improve employee performance and engagement to achieve better service outcomes.

Standard Duties:

Actively promote the equalities and diversity agenda in the workplace and in service delivery.

Be familiar with customer care and health and safety policies of the Council/Directorate.

Participate in self-improvement in performance through workplace development.

Undertake any additional duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

Values and Behaviours

We have a clear set of values that outline how we do business. We share these Borough-wide with our residents, partners and businesses:

• Fairness - We will champion fairness and equality of opportunity and ensure working together brings mutual benefits and the greatest possible added value. We will enable everyone to be involved.
• Openness - We will be open and honest in our actions and communications. We will take decisions in a transparent way and at the most local level possible.
• Responsibility - We take responsibility for, and answer to our actions. We will encourage people to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. Mutual benefits go hand-in-hand with mutual obligations.
• Working together - We will work together and support each other in achieving common goals, making sure the environment is in place for self-help.
• Accountability - We recognise and act upon the impact of our actions on others and hold ourselves accountable to our stakeholders.
• Respect - We recognise and welcome different views and treat each other with dignity and respect.
• Democracy - We believe and act within the principles of democracy and promote these across the borough.

Internally We've translated these values into five Co-Operative behaviours which outline the priority areas of the focus for staff at all levels.

• Work with a Resident Focus
• Support Local Leaders
• Committed to the Borough
• Take Ownership and Drive Change
• Deliver High Performance