Safeguarding Implementation Manager

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Employee Relations Specialist located at our Head Office currently located in Westminster and moving to Caledonian Road this year.

£50,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

This role is a 4 month Fixed Term Contract, required to work ideally 2 days in Head Office

Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do: The Employee Relations Specialist is responsible for building strong working relationships across the business and advising, coaching and training stakeholders and the People team on best practice on all aspects of HR case work. This includes (but not limited to) disciplinary, grievances, absence management, probations, restructures and TUPE as well as training and coaching managers to enable them to successfully manage their teams whilst effectively managing risks.

We need an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to come in and support the team on cases during a busy period of work.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:Accountabilities:

Offering best practice and pragmatic advice on all areas relating to HR Case work with the outcome of aiming to reach successful resolution
Working with managers and staff to resolve conflict and grievances at the lowest level of formality possible
Addressing employee raised issues/concerns
Coaching and advising managers on policies/procedures, best practice and identifying risks/costs
Ensuring compliance with employment law and policy and processes
Facililate change - supporting and advising on restructures, TUPE etc
Reviewing and updating HR policies & procedures
Collate and analyse employee data and reporting
Where required work closely with Safeguarding team on relevant cases
Developing strong working relationships with staff, managers and leaders
Being a 'trusted advisor' to the business on all aspects of employee relations
Support on succession mapping: Provide support in identifying current and future skills requirements, succession gaps.
Support on HR induction and HR related training
Building a good working relationship with the wider People team to ensure the effective working of the whole team
Ensure people management practices reflect employee brand, values and expected behaviours
Health & Wellbeing: Provide guidance to business on best practice approach to dealing with and supporting life events and issues relating to health and wellbeing, including reasonable adjustments and referral to Occupational Health. Diversity & Inclusion: Raise awareness of values and behaviours and lead by example to support managers to recognise and understand their responsibilities
Any other duties reasonable to the role holders level
Essential:

Excellent HR experience with a strong emphasis on Employee Relations
Ability to effectively influence, challenge and negotiate within their business area on a range of people/HR issues
Ability to build effective relationships with people at all levels in the organisation, to understand business needs and consider and be aware of wider organisational and external impact
Ability to give sound HR advice to managers on all aspects of HR issues
Ability to think outside of process where necessary and take full accountability
Excellent stakeholder engagement and customer service with all managers and staff across the Organisation
Good level of IT skills (Excel, Word etc)
Ability to respond to feedback, modifying or making recommendations for change to the HR service, policies, procedures and guidance as required
CIPD qualified or equivalent qualification
Ability to cope in faced paced challenging environment
Resilient
Good team player
Desirable:

Social Care sector
Ideally have operated in a multi-site and unionised HR role
TUPE experience
MHR iTrent
About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.