Job Introduction
If you are looking to enhance your career in HR this could be the role for you. Reporting to the lead HR Business Partner, this role will support the HR Team to deliver a strategic HR function operating across a number of Children's Residential Services. This role is primarily based in Penrith however has an element of hybrid working and there may be a requirement to occasionally travel to other sites
The main focus of the role is to ensure that all HR administrative and transactional processes are executed accurately and in timely fashion. The HR Coordinator will work in line with good practice, company values and procedures, regulatory and legal requirements and ensure that HR activity is well coordinated. A key deliverable is to make sure that our employees, at all levels, receive the service levels and response required from an added value HR function.
This role is an integral part of our HR and People Team, where we are truly able to make a difference to our functional partners and ultimately the Children who come to A Wilderness Way.
Main Responsibility
· Provide administrative support across the HR team by ensuring excellent record-keeping, reporting and timely completion of tasks, including, but not limited to:
• Starter and leaver administration, including updating employee benefits providers to ensure changes are notified in a timely way;
• Inputting changes to terms and conditions and other payroll impacting data as required;
• Monitoring recording of absences and submission of Fit Notes; completion of return to work interviews; probation forms; performance reviews etc; and proactively work with Managers to address gaps and provide the Lead HRBPs / HR Officer with reports of missing information on a weekly basis to support escalation;
• Supporting HR team colleagues to build and maintain comprehensive case files relating to employee relations issues, ensuring the HRIS case file holds relevant information in a logical and indexed fashion; maintaining a live chronology where necessary;
• Producing standard employment documentation such as contracts of employment; change to terms and conditions letters; salary review letters etc
• Conducting a regular audit cycle of the information held on the HR system and updating missing or incorrect information (e.g. notice periods) and regularly checking new starter information for accuracy, correcting any errors found
· Participate in responding to queries submitted to the HR Inbox and via telephone or face to face within agreed timeframes, and support the HR team, and Managers to resolve employee queries
· Administer our employment referencing process, escalating to the Lead HRBP if there are safeguarding concerns
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has worked in HR previously and is looking for their next move into a more senior role. We offer CPD so this is a fantastic opportunity for progression. Ideally, you will have basic knowledge of UK legislation relevant to employment documentation and good HR practice. You will have an understanding of the importance of excellent housekeeping practices in a HR context and ensure high standards are maintained at all times.
Its important to have a curious mind and be aware of any implications this role has on other key stakeholders.
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland as we follow safer recruitment processes. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Package Description
Up to £26,000 full time
Other benefits include:
- Pension scheme
- Paid holiday
- Private Health Cover
- A 24/7 employee assistance and counselling programme
- 'Above and beyond' recognition scheme
- Full funded training for your CPD and recognised qualifications
- Employee medical benefit scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Access to employee engagement events
- Ongoing continuous professional development opportunities
About the Company
AWW is one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of residential care for children who have suffered trauma and adversity.
We provide compassionate, nurturing care for children who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move from a difficult past to a brighter future.
Our homes are located in the peaceful and inspirational countryside of Cumbria, Northumbria, the Yorkshire Dales National Park and southern Scotland. Here, children experience safety and stability, as well as our renowned spirit of adventure and challenge: the ‘Wilderness Way’. With our support, children are able to thrive.
