HR Advisor

**About The Company**:
At Salutem Care and Education, we are dedicated to ensuring that the individuals who use our services receive exceptional, empowering support from a team of highly trained and engaged staff in environments that are homely and comfortable. We pride ourselves on being innovative, solution-focused, and committed to achieving the best possible outcomes.

Our Values
- We are** **Supportive** by promoting opportunities for everyone so they can reach their full potential
- We are very **Ambitious** to provide the best possible outcomes for the people who use our services
- We are** **Loyal** because we put the people that we support and our staff at the centre of everything we do, and we deliver on our promises. We also are committed to ensuring that our services are meeting the needs of all stakeholders
- We are** **Unique** because we are ambitious and innovative about the diversity of the services that we provide without compromising quality
- We are **Transparent** by being open, honest and fostering a culture of mutual respect. We promote a culture where we learn by our experiences, and we are committed to doing things better and setting the highest standards in what we do
- We are **Engaging** because we work in partnership with the people that we support, our staff and all our stakeholders
- We encourage everyone to experience a **Meaningful** life by being aspirational and by offering opportunities

**Why Choose Us?**

Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.

Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.

Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.

Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.

**More about Salutem**:

- **Top Employer Recognition**: Salutem Care and Education proudly stands among the UK's top employers, as acknowledged by the Top Employers Institute.
- **Top 50 Inspiring Workplace**: Recognised for our unwavering commitment to a People First culture, blending culture, purpose, leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, employee voice, and experience.

**About The Role**:
HR Advisor

At Salutem, we know that we work better when we work together. We believe that our Salutem support teams across all departments, contributes to making the exemplary care we provide for the people we support, possible.

We have a rewarding opportunity for an empathetic Human Resource advisor to join our people team. In this role you will have the chance to make a difference in the lives of the people we support across our services in the South, by providing consistent advice regarding policies, procedures, and progressing activities as appropriate. We also have an opportunity for an HR Adviser to cover services in the North - this post will be based in Darlington.

At Salutem, we empower the independence of the people we support with care and educational services across England and Wales. With us, you’re not just a worker, you’re a supportive professional, an ambitious team player, a loyal colleague, a unique and transparent individual who provides engaging and meaningful advice for the people we support.

The role:

- Deliver consistent advice on operations, how to resolve situations, and escalating more complex issues to the Human Resource Business Partners.
- Comply with employment legislation, company policies and procedures in a friendly and efficient manner.
- Review policies, procedures and guidelines, regularly suggesting improvements informed by HR questions.
- Develop response templates to frequently asked questions.
- Cultivate effective relationships with staff of all levels.
- Monitor sickness absence across the region and handle cases in line with policy and procedures.
- Escalate issues that fail to comply with policies and procedures with HRBP.
- Keep up-to-date with cases and set actions for service managers.
- Produce HR Reports for HRBP’s when requested.
- Attend meetings as and when required.
- Support service managers when required with I-Trent and work collaboratively with the i-Trent Manager to resolve issues.
- Undertake projects as directed by the Group People Director to support the wider People team.
- Provide cover for absences of your counterpart in the North Region

What we're looking for:

- 1-3 years’ experience in a HR advisory role
- Great communications skills
- Great written and verbal skills
- PC literate
- Self-motivation, a self-starter and enthusiastic
- Bright, friendly and approachable