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People and Wellbeing Partner

Venesky Brown

The Role

Overview

Provide HR generalist support focusing on wellbeing, health & safety, and employee relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • policy drafting
  • data reporting
  • change management
  • case management
  • employee relations
  • stakeholder engagement

Tasks

- Draft and create policies and procedures in line with legislation and best practice, to be added to our library, to support our work and embed our values - Maintaining records to ensure our systems are accurate and up-to-date and extract data to prepare reports, analysis and recommendations linked to continuous improvement - Provide professional early advice and support in line with legislative and best practice guidance to our people through one to one support and training, providing creative solutions to people issues at the earliest opportunity - Takes overall responsibility for the achievement of own aims and objectives and identifies the gaps and opportunities to improve effectiveness with the team - Is able to support change management processes, prepare reports and business cases and draft correspondence in line with areas of responsibility including attending meetings to take minutes for people case work - Work in partnership building good trusting relationships with all staff, panel and board members - Coordinates case management for people issues and ensure effective support in relation to employee relations, absence management and support, appraisals, performance management, recruitment, health and safety working closely with internal stakeholders and third party providers - Dealing with issues with sensitivity and ensuring confidentiality - To support the client in the day to day generalist support proving professional, effective and holistic human resources service across key areas such as health, safety and wellbeing - Work and build relationships with external providers and support external processes such as pensions, occupational health, employee assistance and our benefits platforms,

Requirements

  • cipd
  • personnel management
  • case management
  • trauma
  • ms office
  • communication

What You Bring

- Is able to build effective relationships by networking, listening and understanding specific and individual needs and address them appropriately - A general understanding of residential child care and education and the experience of survivors of historical abuse in care - Experience of dealing with complex people issues and case management to effective and supportive conclusion, in line good practice, legislative guidance and values - Has a relevant qualification in Personnel Management or has sufficient experience in a similar environment - Able to work as part of a team, with very good communication skills and capable of responding to tasks, projects and challenges with flexibility. - Excellent communication skills with a wide range of people including external stakeholders ensuring our values throughout - Is able to work digitally and ensure that own skills are up to date with changing technology to ensure efficiency and consistency of support, including our HR system – people first - Understands the need for openness and transparency adhering and applying to all processes and controls financial, procurement, people management and the need for professional boundaries etc) - Member of CIPD or shows a commitment self-development and CPD - Ability to network effectively with any external agencies and partners to seek and provide necessary people support and / or information - Previous experience of training others in people processes, building confidence and capability to ensure across the organisation to ensure people are supported proactively and effectively - Great organisational skills with experience of writing reports, policies and procedures and benchmarking with other providers to ensure that we are an employer of choice - Excellent IT skills with exceptional proficiency in the use of Word, Excel and Access and will easily adapt skills to become proficient with bespoke systems and digitals technologies to support hybrid working - The ability to develop an understanding of trauma and how it impacts on people, with the resilience to cope with being exposed to, and hearing about, experiences of historical abuse - Able to work flexibility to meet the demands of the role - Ability to travel to other locations when required to meet the demands of the role - Experience of working to engage our people to ensure that we listen, learn and continuous improve what we do and how we do it - Must have good Wi-Fi connectivity and a private place to work from home due to the nature of work. - Experience of providing professional guidance and support to line managers in the possible issues of well-being, health and safety, conduct, capability and absence management, recruitment, employee surveys and assisting with the processes to support employee benefits and entitlements

Benefits

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow/Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a People and Wellbeing partner for an initial 3 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £20.22/ Hour PAYE. This is a hybrid role with the occasional day in the office required.

The Company

About Venesky Brown

-Grew from a single office to nationwide coverage via hubs in Edinburgh, Milton Keynes & Birmingham. -Delivers bespoke recruitment for major public-private projects—from energy and rail to higher education and digital transformation. -Team expertise spans Construction, Engineering, IT & Digital, Professional Services and Public Sector frameworks. -Staff volunteered with Cross Tay Link Road project to aid school grounds restoration.

Sector Specialisms

Admin & Customer Services

Corporate & Professional Services

Engineering & Construction

Information Technology & Digital

Transport

Industrial