Reward and Recognition Assistant

About the Role

We’re Maria Mallaband Care Group, you may not know us, so let us tell you more...

At MMCG, it’s our people who make our company great, and we pride ourselves on how well we work together as a team. The fact you’re here, makes us think you’re exactly the type of person who is passionate about care and is ready to put the happiness and well-being of residents at the heart of everything they do.

We’re among the UK’s largest independent care providers, employing thousands of staff in over 80 homes across the country.

At MMCG, we celebrate individuality.

We believe that there’s nothing more rewarding or important than providing the best care to all. For us, diversity and inclusion simply means better care. We understand that people are unique, and we celebrate the differences of our residents and of our people.

We have a highly unique role for a Reward and Recognition Assistant to work within the wider Reward and Recognition team, to ensure all admin tasks associated with Maria Mallaband Reward and Recognition offerings are up to date and completed.

Responsibilities

• To proactively manage a variety of tasks associated with Reward & Recognition – e.g. starters and leavers, letter production including mail merges, invoices, Reward email inbox, across our benefit providers
• To provide advice and guidance to help colleagues with Reward & Recognition questions, e.g. job grading, pay, benefits
• To maintain and promote relationships whilst working collaboratively with the wider People Team and broader business functions
• To contribute and support in the development of Reward & Recognition policies and processes, ensuring they are up to date, effective, efficient, whilst underpinning our Company values
• Support with the annual cycle of Reward and Recognition activity in line with the existing comms plan
• Provide support to the broader HR Team on HR Workflow system
• Provide analysis based on various data sources to help inform decision making

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Experience of working within Reward & Recognition or an HR Environment
• Exposure to benefit administration and development
• Exposure to grading systems and pay benchmarking
• CIPD level 3 or comparable business experience
• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to work with and present data using Excel
• Competent working knowledge of all system based tools, including Microsoft Office

In return, you will receive a competitive salary package plus:

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
• Pension Scheme with Royal London
• Personal car leases via salary sacrifice**
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday Flex – purchase additional holiday**
• Flexible working patterns
• Cycle to work scheme**
• Recommend a friend
• Service recognition
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership

• Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage