An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ocean Housing Group for a permanent, full time, People Advisor within our current People Services team. Working within the current People Team you will support the business by providing professional, customer focused and pragmatic generalist people advice and guidance and recruitment support to Managers, Supervisors and staff. In addition you will work alongside the People Coordinator as the second tier point of contact for enquiries coming into the People Team escalating as required. Your role is to advise and promote best practice service at all times. Your main responsibility as the People Advisor will be to pro-actively and reactively advise and coach managers/supervisors in the operation of the consistent application of the policies and procedures eg people management, performance management, health & welfare and appraisal issues. You will support managers in the pro-active and long term management of absence and capability ensuring return to work interviews are effective and using the support of occupational health when required. You will be integral to delivering a professional end to end recruitment process by providing advice and support to managers on all aspects of Ocean's recruitment and selection policies which includes reviewing job descriptions, person specifications, selection, shortlisting and interview. You will work with the People Coordinator to ensure paperwork is correct and all pre-employment and onboarding procedures are completed. For more information regarding to specific responsibilities please refer to the Job Description You will have experience of independently delivering a full generalist people advice service to customers, including senior management and have a good understanding of current Employment Law. Experience of using computerised People/Payroll management databases along with experience of identifying, planning and administering training provision is essential. Previous experience of working in a people department with exposure in the social housing environment is desirable and not essential. You will have the ability to create an immediate, polite, positive and credible impression on others, whilst maintaining calm and confident and are able to inspire others by treating all individuals in a fair and consistent manner. You are able to take the initiative and act with confidence and have the ability to prioritise and manage time and tasks effectively to achieve your objectives. You will be educated to A Level or equivalent Level 3 qualification and be part qualified and/or studying towards full Chartered CIPD Membership. For more information regarding to knowledge and experience please refer to the Person Specification Benefits - 27 days holiday (plus Banks) - Professional Membership cost - Company Sick Pay Scheme - Workplace Pension including Death in Service Benefit - Home Office Work Payment - Medicash - Health Cash Plan (includes Dental and Optical) - Cycle to Work Scheme - Rewards and Recognition Scheme - On site Parking - Employee Assistance Programme - Family Friendly Policies Ocean offers a dynamic work environment offering hybrid working. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. There will be a need for employees to travel to St Austell and work from the head office for meetings, training and general day to day team requirements. Closing Date: Sunday 16th March 2025 at Midnight Interviews to be conducted: Thursday 27th March 2025 1st stage interviews will be conducted by teams and 2nd interviews are to be conducted face to face at our Head Office in St Austell, but this could be subject to change at short notice We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. The Company Ocean Housing Group Ltd is a registered provider and parent company for Ocean Housing Ltd and Gilbert & Goode Ltd and is a local housing provider based in St Austell. Since our establishment in 2000, we have invested over £200 million in the county through community involvement, property development, jobs and apprenticeships. We are committed to making a real contribution to Cornwall’s housing shortage by building new and affordable homes (for rent and shared ownership) for local people. We manage over 4,700 homes and have ambitious plans to build 2,000 homes by 2030. Mission Statement “To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.” At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job. Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. Benefits Family friendly Committed to Training and Developing our Employees Cycle to Work Values Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive Passionate about Customer Service Quality and Value in all we do Innovative, Ambitious and Brave for the future of our Business, Customers and Communities Gallery Previous Next 2022 Award Winner Best Place to Work at Cornwall Business Awards 2022 Sponsored by the Skills Hub “This is a really challenging sector to work in and Ocean Housing Group have really gone above and beyond to support their workforce. They really show strong leadership from above in putting their employees first and the level of engagement they get from everyone in their teams is commendable, with really high number of team members taking part in surveys, consultancy and feedback. The Ocean Housing Group have also invested in the continual improvement of their staff, services and benefits to ensure that staff consistently feel invested in and valued – Well Done” Documents