Employee Relations Advisor – York Hybrid Working Up to £32,500 per annum DOE This role Neu York Hospital – 35 hours per week. Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do – you will find a resolute team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. MAIN PURPOSE: To use your employee relations expertise to coach and support people managers in all aspects of employee relations To provide pragmatic, consistent, and timely advice in accordance with employment law and people policy and procedures to minimise formal cases and resolve cases in a timely and fair way. To manage the process of internal investigations into complex issues, alleged gross misconduct or serious SOVA (Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults) cases across the organisation. MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES • To provide advice and case management across the organisation for disciplinary, grievance, and formal capability / performance, long term absence and AWOL issues, working in accordance with employment law, best practice and people policies and procedures.• To escalate more complex ER cases as necessary to the ER Manager.• To support the upskilling of all people managers on disciplinary and grievance procedures and their roles and responsibilities within the process.• To provide clear ongoing guidance to managers on their role and responsibilities within a process.• To attend formal hearings if and where necessary, to provide advice as required and to support managers to finalise outcomes that are robust.• To conduct some of the more complex investigations and report the evidence and mitigation to enable relevant personnel to assess and determine a resolution within a defined timescale. • To prepare thorough, accurate, objective, and concise investigation reports in accordance with the approved format, ensuring that all supporting evidence is complete, and concluding with a recommendation as to whether a disciplinary case should follow.• To report on case volumes, case status and trends and update People Business Partners on cases within their regions that are more complex or considerable risk in nature.• Where ETs arise, to support with the collation of bundles and defence against claims.• To support People Business Partners with restructuring projects, redundancies and TUPE situations where required. About you • Educated to degree/comparable NVQ level or equivalent.• Proven experience of working in a HR / ER Advisor role• Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice and ability to practically implement.• Proven relevant experience conducting employment investigations including grievance, disciplinary and attendance management.• Experience of advising on a wide range of HR matters including all ER issues from disciplinaries and grievances to attendance management• Experience in dealing with restructures, redundancy, and TUPE situations.• Ability to and/or experience of reviewing HR policies and procedures. Benefits include:
1. A competitive salary of up to £32,500 per annum DOE
2. 33 Days annual leave per year
3. Group life assurance.
4. Eye voucher scheme
5. Company Pension
6. Long service and staff awards
7. Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted eating out and shopping.
8. Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals. To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button. **Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. ** *All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks* Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.