HR Manager - Children's Social Care Solihull, England
Job description
Are you a HR Manager with experience of working in a complex organisation and looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for an experienced HR Manager to join us in a new role supporting Children’s Social Care at Solihull Council.
As part of our improvement journey within Children’s Services our People strategy, including attraction, retention, performance and employee experience, is crucial. We are looking for an enthusiastic HR Manager who will support us in helping improve the lives of children and young people across our borough.
As HR Manager – Childrens Social Care you will:
- Develop, implement and lead a range of HR initiatives and resource planning strategies aimed at improving people management and business performance
- Advise senior managers to ensure best practice and compliance with employment law, including performance management, capability, disciplinary, resolution and wellbeing related issues.
- Be responsible for the overall case management of employee relations issues, managing the escalation of complex employee relations issues from the team of HR Advisors
- Identify opportunities to improve business performance through effective reporting and use of management information available.
You will have:
- CIPD qualification
- Significant relevant experience successfully delivering HR in a complex organisation / multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of advising others, managing contentious people issues and a complex caseload
- Experience of managing a small team within a fast paced environment
- Experience of leading the people aspects of significant change programmes.
In return,this is a great opportunity to join supportive HR and Resourcing Teams and help shape the future of Children’s Social Care.
We also offer:
- A range of flexible working options,
- Generous annual leave entitlements with the opportunity to purchase up to 10-days additional leave per year
- A flexitime scheme with up to 24 days per year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service
- Family and carer friendly policies
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee benefits including staff discounts, subsidised travel passes and Cycle 2 Work Scheme
We recently implemented our Smarter Ways of Working as we recognise that work is what you do and not necessarily where you go. Our aim is to balance the needs of our employees with service delivery and for this role, this is likely to include a combination of working from home and from our offices across the Solihull Borough.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete online testing w/c 9 May 2023
Interview will be held on Monday 22 May 2023
To apply, please click on the link below and upload a CV and covering letter. In your application, you should clearly outline where you meet the essential criteria as specified on the job description and person specification attached.
If you have a specific question regarding this post, please contact Andrea Ashley, HR Business Manager on 07795068451.
This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £49,590.00-£54,795.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Solihull, B91 3QB
Reference ID: SOL5329
