HR Administrator

**BECOME PART OF OUR FAMILY**

**HR Administrator (Maternity Cover)**

**At Harcourt Gardens, we like to think of ourselves as one big family. From the residents we care for to every member of our team.**

**We've been providing exceptional care in beautiful residential settings for over 50 years - and with a growing portfolio of care homes and care villages, we're looking for an outstanding HR Advisor to join us at the Harcourt Gardens Care Home in Harrogate.**

**About the Role**

You will:
Administrate the full recruitment process from advertising the posts to on boarding ensuring a robust, effective, safe and legislatively compliant process takes place.

Provide support directly to line managers to facilitate the early resolution of employee relations issues.

Develop good working relationships with all line managers and staff in order to be able to understand their needs and provide appropriate people related support.

Assist line managers in the management of sickness absence, including administration of the absence policy.

Administrate the training system within the home, ensuring all staff are up to date and compliant with all training requirements linked to their role.

Administrate the process within the home to ensure all staff receive the required supervision and appraisal.

Support in ensuring that appropriate staff data is available in a timely manner for payroll purposes.

Assist the Group Head of HR as required with the development of policies, procedures and measures to comply with new legislation.

Maintain commitment to professional development through appropriate CPD activity and reflective practice at appropriate opportunities.

**About You**

Naturally, you're a caring person, and the kind who notices the little things that make a big difference to other people. You’re a really good listener as well as someone who can happily make conversation with all kinds of people. Your kind spirit and compassion for others is part of your DNA. And you're a team player who is outstanding in your own field with bucket loads of respect for your colleagues.

You have a good level of education and are ideally CIPD Qualified to Level 3 or working towards this with an understanding of HR issues as well as of recruitment and selection process.

You will ideally have experience of at least 2 years within a HR function, although training will be provided, excellent IT/computer skills and an ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload, be flexible to the needs of the company.

We are looking for someone with:

- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to staff
- Good conflict management skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent attention to detail skills
- Ability to participate in meetings and communicate information effectively
- Tolerance and understanding

**About Us**

Harcourt Gardens provides exceptional, kind and compassionate care in beautiful surroundings, in the heart of central Harrogate community. We offer an impressive choice of care services for a wide range of age groups, with modern residential and dementia care and support, as well as respite breaks.

All our bedrooms are en-suite and tastefully decorated. Our restaurants serve delicious and nutritionally balanced meals.

Our activities programmes are exceptional and tailored to our residents from walking clubs, to round the world themed days, technology based fun or baking. We also use the sparkles scheme to ensure even the most unusual hobbies can be supported.

The skills and experience of our team members means that we can offer a home that is beautiful to live in, operated professionally, and provide excellent standards of care.

Springfield Healthcare Group was founded by our CEO, Graeme Lee. Graeme grew up in our Garforth Care Home, which was owned and run by his parents. Since taking the reins in 1994 the company has grown substantially and always with our residents at the heart of every decision.

**Rewards and Benefits**

We support all our staff personally and professionally, and we commit to making your time with us happy and fulfilling.

We are recognised by Investors in People. The award demonstrates the work we are putting into our people management, including our growing focus on staff wellbeing. The feedback our teams shared with IIP is wonderful to read, and the process has highlighted some great areas for continued growth.

In addition we offer a fantastic package of benefits including;
- Competitive rates of pay
- Excellent induction and ongoing training
- Healthcare plan offering 24/7 access to doctors and counsellors, cashback on prescriptions, eye care, dental care and more.
- Flexible working hours to ensure you have the work / life balance that you require
- Discount card for money off at 100s of high street stores.
- Mental health first aiders and dedicated Wellbeing Lead
- Referral bonuses
- Employee of the