Employee Relations Lead, 37.5 Hours Per Week

Alternative Futures Group is the North West’s largest Mental Health and Learning Disability charity.

With a strong track record over 30 years, we work locally in the community and through our Treatment and Recovery Centres to provide a wide range of innovative and bespoke care services.

We have a vision to create _a world where people control their lives. _Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and ‘own’ the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment. These principles are really important to us.

As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family. If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.

At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

**Job Purpose**

As a member of the People & OD team, working alongside Divisional management teams, the key purpose of this role is to provide a comprehensive and professional HR advice, casework and support service, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirement.

**Key Accountabilities**
- To provide a professional HR advisory service to staff and Divisional managers on organisational policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory and legal requirements
- Coach managers to effectively and efficiently manage Employee Relations and People matters including:

- Absence and attendance management
- Discipline and conduct
- Grievance
- Capability and Performance
- Investigations
- Support and coach managers through employee relations cases, intervening and steering in the appropriate direction taking account of governing policies, employment law, other professional advice, best practice and precedent
- Providing procedural guidance to managers at disciplinary hearings taking into account employment legislation and ensuring fairness and consistency of approach
- Ensuring that documentation associated with disciplinary, grievance, capability etc is produced in a timely manner ensuring compliance with both legislative and organisational policies.
- Supporting in the case management of any litigation claims as and when required.
- Leading on the management of casework, relating to sickness absence. This includes making recommendations, giving advice and support to managers liaising with Occupational Health, case review meetings with empoyees and managers
- Acting as the first point of contact for employees with queries responding professionaly and effectively.
- Operating within organisational frameworks and operating procedures at all times indentifiying any risks and escalating when appropriate
- Leading the design and delivery of workships in areas of HR, to enhance knowledge and skills of divisional managers and employees.
- Keeping up to date with developments in employment legislation and human resources best practice, knowledge sharing with the team to ensure continuous improvement in the service offered. Identifying and communicating these implications within divisional teams as appropriate.
- Producing, analysing and interpreting management information taking action and making recommendations as appropriate.
- Leading the design and delivery of workships in areas of HR, to enhance knowledge and skills of divisional managers and employees.
- Keeping up to date with developments in employment legislation and human resources best practice, knowledge sharing with the team to ensure continuous improvement in the service offered. Identifying and communicating these implications within divisional teams as appropriate
- Producing, analysing and interpreting management information taking action and making recommendations as appropriate.
- Contributing to and supporting the continuous improvement of HR systems, practices and policies in the organisation, ensuring they underpin AFG’s values.
- Prepare and deliver management and staff briefings on a range of people related topics.
- Leading the transfer process of staff (both in and out), ensuring the organisation complies with TUPE regulations and that any transition of staff is smooth and professional with the least dristuption to the employee and people supported.
- Supporting good employee relations by involving employee representative