People Officer - Transactions

An opportunity has arisen for a People Officer within People Services in the Transactions team based at our Headquarters in Sheffield City Centre. The People function is positioned at the heart of transformation and delivering a culture that encourages flexibility, learning and empowerment.

People Officer (Transactions)
Salary: Grade 5 (£26,421 - £28,770)
Location: Agile working (Home / CHQ, Eyre Street Sheffield
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Friday (Flexi Time)

Supervising a team of four People Assistants, you will support the People Services Team Leader in the provision of a high quality, effective and efficient customer-focused transactional people service for all employees and stakeholders, in order to ensure the delivery of the service s People Strategy.

To be successful in the role you will have a strong administrative background, ideally with an NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent. You will have a good understanding of HR processes, including experience of applying administration procedures and systems to provide a quality transactional HR service.

Your style and approach will reflect our values and aspirations, acting with honesty, integrity and respect. We are looking for someone with a real passion for people and HR practice who is committed to our vision of making South Yorkshire safer and stronger and this is a perfect opportunity for someone who is interested in taking the next step in their HR career.

This is a hybrid role which involves working from home and working from our Headquarters in Sheffield.

Closing date: Tuesday 13th February 2024

Interested?

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Benefits

Pay - New starters will normally commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis every year.

Annual Leave We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days plus bank holidays in addition to this.

Agile Working Most of our support staff roles offer some sort of flexi time and agile working, meaning people can vary their hours to suit their commitments outside of work as agreed with their line manager. Flexi time can be accrued with a potential of up to 12 days to be taken within a year.

Pension Scheme All eligible non-operational staff are auto-enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions ranging from 5.5% to 12.5%. It is a defined benefit pension scheme that means pensions are based on salary and the length of paying into the Scheme. Further information on the scheme, and additional benefits, can be found on the LGPS website.

Other benefits include (but not limited to) enhanced sick pay, access to free on-site gyms, a cycle 2 work scheme, access to emergency services discounts across a wide variety of popular companies, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the TransaveUK credit union.

Equal Opportunities

All applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. SYFR also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability and further details of this can be found on our website.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Employment Eligibility

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references covering the last 5 years, medical screening, substance misuse testing and a Standard Level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Enhanced DBS check (including barring lists) if applicable. Further information is available in the Corporate Recruitment Policy, Disclosure and Barring Policy and Substance Misuse Policy.

No agencies please.