HR Officer (Attendance & Welfare)

Job title:

HR Officer (Attendance & Welfare)

Company

St Helens Borough Council

Job description

This post is Fixed Term upto 24 monthsWe Are St Helens Borough CouncilLocated in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.Making A Difference as a HR Officer (Attendance & Welfare)The HR Officer (Attendance & Welfare) position is part of the newly-formed Employee Experience team within the People Management and Organisational Development (PMOD) service. This key service plays a critical role in fostering an environment that enables the Council to meet its goals effectively.The role, while having a focus on the Council’s attendance management approach including supporting managers with welfare meetings and return to work interviews, will also provide plenty of opportunity to work across a range of Human Resources activities.For that reason, we are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of the role of an HR function within an organisation and with an ability to advise managers on the implications of HR policies and procedures.You will have previous experience working within a busy HR function, working to tight deadlines and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.We welcome applications from individuals who meet the essential criteria of the person specification and are able to hit the ground running in providing HR support to managers.This is a hybrid-based role with a combination of home working and on-site working within St Helens.Interested to Find Out More?You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at Phil Ingham, Employee Experience Manager, philipingham@sthelens.gov.ukPlease note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.Thank you for your interest in working for us.If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.

Expected salary

Location

St Helens, Merseyside

Job date

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:46:48 GMT

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