People Advisor

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) aims to be the best in the business, with an excellent team of colleagues and with customers at the heart of everything we do. Established in February 2011, FCHO is one of the largest employers in Oldham. We are committed to boosting the Oldham economy and providing excellent benefits for our employees.
A future-focused and progressive not-for-profit housing association, we want to make Oldham a place where people are proud to live and work. To deliver our promises to our customers we are looking for a highly motivated, customer-focussed individual to appoint to the following key position:
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People Advisor Circa £30,000 DOE*
**Fixed term - 12 months**
Our brilliant People Team is looking for an experienced People Advisor. This is an exciting opportunity that would suit someone who has experience, drive and passion for employee relations and project focused work. Our People team is filled with enthusiastic HR professionals working in a driven and friendly environment.
The People Team advisors are a fundamental part of the smooth running of First Choice Homes Oldham. Working closely with and supporting the Business Partner responsible for the People Management of specific directorates, teams and employees.
A wide-ranging generalist role supporting the business with recruitment absence management, providing first line advice on disciplinary, performance management, grievances and capability matters. In addition, there will a requirement to carryout administration of People processes, exposure to strategic projects and a whole host of other Human Resource Management opportunities. You will be used to working independently or as part of a team, at pace and balancing priorities to meet deadlines.
**Role responsibilities**:

- Provide a comprehensive advisory support service to managers and employees on all colleague queries, providing support and advice in line with company policies & best practice.
- Provide proactive advisor support for sickness absence, grievance, disciplinary, capability cases, including note taking and producing various correspondence letters to bring matters to fruition in a timely manner.
- Coordinating and scheduling individual case management referrals with Occupational Health so that employees can return to work effectively and appropriately.
- Provide guidance and support to Line Managers to facilitate the end-to-end process of the onboarding and job changes process ensuring all records are accurately recorded.
- To work with the Payroll Specialist to ensure payroll changes are accurately completed and forwarded throughout the month/year to meet agreed deadlines.
- Owning the complete maternity, paternity and parental leave processes providing advice and support to managers and colleagues.
- Provide accurate data which can be interpreted to provide the organisation with key management information.
- CIPD qualified, equivalent experience or studying towards
- Operational advisory experience
- Outstanding communication and customer service skills
- Able to build relationships with managers and coach them through key processes
- Close attention to detail with a focus on delivering quality results consistently, accurately and on time
- Must be motivated, enthusiastic and show initiative, with an ability to work unsupervised
- Experienced in the use of HR related systems, highly proficient in Microsoft Office products, in particular Word and Excel
- Strong MI, presentation and reporting skills
- Be a positive ambassador for FCHO, creating a professional image and raising the FCHO profile at every opportunity.

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In return you can expect a range of benefits including: *
- 37 hour working week
- Attractive pension scheme - six percent employer contribution
- Free healthcare options - health cash plan for you and your dependents, including Employee Assistance
- Holiday entitlement of 30 days and 8 public holidays, plus 1 shut down day determined by the company
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Hybrid working
- Discounted gym membership
- Vouchers or cashback on holidays, shopping or days out
- Death in Service Benefit
- On-site cafe

If you have a passion and commitment for delivering excellent services with leadership and enthusiasm to deliver the best experience to our customers, we encourage you to apply.
Interviews and assessments TBC

**Job Type**: Contract

**Salary**: £26,595.00-£32,505.00 per year