HR Business Partner / People Manager

Hours of work: 26 – 37 hours per week (3 – 5 days)

Salary – £35,579 FTE

Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

National discount service Blue Light Card

Start date – As soon as possible

Job Description

We are looking to recruit a professional, responsive HR Business Partner to join us at an exciting and pivotal stage in our development. Building on good foundations, you will provide sound, accurate and consistent HR advice, delivering quality people management aligned to our ethos, values and business ambitions. The HR Business Partner will work with the CEO and senior team to achieve strategic objectives in accordance with the requirements of the Trustees and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

The HR Business Partner will be instrumental in supporting people strategy initiatives and providing first-line HR guidance across the organisation, whilst ensuring compliance with employment law and company policies, updating procedures as necessary.

• Work with the CEO to build a sound people strategy, interpreting policies effectively and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to create a competent, flexible and safe workforce to meet the needs of the business.
• Acting as the first point of contact, provide policy-driven guidance, advising and providing proactive support to enable the business to meet its operational
• Lead on and support recruitment, resource planning and talent management, including appropriate succession planning, learning and development.
• Provide expert guidance in all HR matters, ensuring an effective level of people management practice.
• Champion employee engagement, equality, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
• Manage the organisation’s training programme to ensure compliance with CQC requirements.
• Enhance and embed HR policies and processes to manage employee performance, providing expert HR advice and guidance on managing performance, recognising high performance and supporting areas of underperformance.
• Drive compliance with people strategy and ensure effective management and resolution of disciplinary and grievance practices, embedding learning outcomes into practice.
• Interpret, articulate and deliver workforce requirements for the short, medium and longer term needs of the organization, providing insights and feedback to influence the wider people strategy.
• Deliver people-centred change management initiatives.
• Implement and manage policy driven absence management.

HR Administration

• Maintain up-to-date employee records, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and GDPR compliance.
• Prepare and process HR-related documentation such as employment contracts, offer letters, and contract variation documentation.
• Support the Payroll manager in providing accurate information for processing monthly pay.

Policy compliance

• Ensure all HR activities comply with company policies and legal requirements.
• Monitor and report on HR key performance indicators such as employee turnover, absenteeism, and compliance.
• Update and communicate HR policies to employees.

Personal Specification

• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above preferred).
• Experience of HR business partnering or progressive general HR experience, preferably within the Health and Social Care sector.

Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expects employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including but not limited to: Checks with past employers, Identity check, Credit Check and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Carers Trust is committed to valuing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

To express an interest in the first instance, please send your current CV and letter of application to:  hr@ctmy.org.uk