Length of Employment / Contract End Date: 18 months
Working Hours: Full Time
Grade: J
Salary Range: £51,522 - £56,646
Salary Basis: Per annum
Leave Entitlement: 30 days
Application Deadline: 19/01/2025, 23:55
Anticipated Interview Date(s): Thursday 30th January 2025
About the Borough:
This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned. Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.
Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London – with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.
Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.
We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic.
Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate:
About the Role:
You will manage and support the ER team to ensure that clear, balanced and professional advice and guidance is provided, in line with all policies and ER support is provided to services, as defined and required.
As part of the RBK Management team, you will set out the standards of service, prioritising work based on risk and resources available and developing the desired culture, enhancing leadership and management capability and engagement with our staff.
Our Ideal Candidate:
Our ideal candidate will have significant experience and in-depth understanding of people management and organisational development and the underlying principles and practice of employee relations casework management.
They will also have demonstrable experience of advising and negotiating with all levels of management, unions and staff on HR and/or OD work, including commitment to EDI along with experience of managing change and restructures.
With the ability to oversee a trusted service, with a robust and fair customer centred approach, this will be a role within a great team to be part of.
About Us:
To manage the delivery of a customer focused professional Employee Relations (ER) service, working within the People Policy Framework and overseeing and undertaking employee relations casework, in all areas of dispute and focus on attendance management.
Our Offer To You:
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills.
In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
* Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
* Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
* Flexible and agile working arrangements
* Comprehensive learning and development programme
* Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
* Interest free season ticket loans
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
* Zip car scheme
* Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
* Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
* Subsidised gym membership
Application Process:
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process.
Additional Information:
We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.
We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston receives the London Living Wage.
The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
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