HR Advisor
- Employer
- Worcester City Council
- Location
- The Museum and Art Gallery, Foregate Street, Worcester WR1 1DT
- Salary
- £23,289 to £25,711 per annum (Pay award pending)
- Closing date
- 23 Sep 2021
- Reference
- WCTY000000609
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Human resources / OD / Training
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- Flexible hours
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Worcester is a great place to work. We have a thriving city centre, a great wealth of history and a fantastic environment, making it somewhere to be proud of.
Everyone associated with Worcester City Council is proud of Worcester’s offer of a high quality of life, varied heritage, award winning parks and our contribution to the development of modern local government.
It is a fantastic place to work and you will find us to be an organisation that is challenging yet caring; with our leadership adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
At Worcester City Council, we have a work-family culture and we are proud to support and value the combination of employees’ work and family lives.
We have a clear vision to achieve excellence in everything we do and to achieve excellence in everyone we employ, meaning we are looking for an excellent candidate to come and join our work family!
You will manage the Council’s resourcing needs providing an end to end recruitment programme, offering your expert guidance in best practice, assessment centres and tailored recruitment campaigns. In addition you will provide generalist HR support for the HR Officers in case work including disciplinary investigations, absence management, restructures etc. and you will lead on the HR systems administration, ensuring data is kept up to date and accurate in a timely manner.
In order to undertake this challenging role, you must be Level 3 CIPD qualified or have a strong background in running recruitment campaigns ideally with HR generalist experience and be willing to undertake the professional qualifications.
Knowledge and experience of Recruitment, ideally with the WMJ Talentlink system although this is not essential as training will be provided. What is essential is that you are able to deal effectively with a varied workload with conflicting priorities and interruptions, whilst ensuring accuracy in maintaining the HR system in a timely manner.
You must also be IT literate with good Microsoft Office skills, have experience of computerised HR systems and be able to produce written material to a high standard as well as good maths understanding to assist with numbers-based calculations.
You will also possess developed interpersonal skills and be able to deal effectively with potentially demanding situations.
The location of this position will be office based across the various Worcester City Council facilities for a majority of the time with the option to have a number of days per week home based working.
We offer a generous benefits package including the opportunity for continuous professional development, flexitime, the local government pension scheme, the opportunity to buy more leave, savings on 100’s of retailers via our benefits platform and discounted use of Council-run sports facilities.
If you have any queries, please email recruitment@worcester.gov.uk.
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Why choose Us?
This is an exciting time to join Worcester City Council!
We may not be a large local authority but we still have ambitious plans, including the development of our historic and beautiful city, increasing tourism and driving economic vibrancy.
Working for Us
Worcester City Council is always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real difference to our city and can help us to continue building on our success.
We are committed to seeking excellence in everything we do, including smarter ways of working and enhancing employee wellbeing. We have moved away from traditional ways of working for the majority of our roles, towards hybrid working, including home working, hot desking and flexitime.
By encouraging better work-life balance, we gain a healthy, happy, engaged and thriving workforce, who then deliver meaningful outcomes for Worcester.
We will offer You
- You will normally work a 37-hour week (although we have part time roles too). Annual leave starts at 26 days and rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, in addition to paid public holidays.
- A generous flexitime scheme (where applicable) that can accrue an additional two days off per month
- An additional fixed day off over the Christmas period and you can purchase up to 5 additional days' holiday per year.
- Incremental pay increases within your grade, alongside any national pay awards.
- Flexible working options including working from home and the right to request a variance in weekly hours and/or a reduction in hours.
- Our valued Local Government Pension Scheme, where on average we contribute two thirds’ costs to an employee’s one third costs, with tax relief on these contributions, as well as protecting your family on your death You also have the option to exchange part of your pension for a tax-free cash sum on retirement.
- We want you to develop and thrive in your role so we will invest in your training and professional development, including any required professional subscriptions.
- A wide-ranging benefits platform, making your salary stretch further, with money-saving deals on your weekly groceries, high street retailers, technology purchases, holidays and luxury items, all accessible via an App on your personal devices.
- A long service award.
Supporting Your Wellbeing
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme (EAP), available 24 hours, to aid your work life balance.
- Time off given for volunteering, for the benefit of Worcester.
- Heavily subsidised leisure activities at the Council’s gyms and swimming pools (seven centres across Worcestershire).
- Cycle to work schemes
- Access to electric bikes for travel between sites
- Free eye tests for visual display users and seasonal flu jabs
- Enhanced family friendly policies and enhanced sick pay.
- Website
- http://www.worcester.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01905 722233
- Location
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Worcester City Council
The Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2EY
United Kingdom
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