Job Description

An HR Advisor is required for The HR Dept, based in the office at Theale, Reading.

To support our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced HR Generalist to work Full Time. We offer an attractive rate of pay, plus benefits including life assurance, NEST pension, company sick pay and 23 days holiday with an additional day off for your birthday.

The work is extremely varied, and we currently provide HR support to over 100 SME Clients, varying in size from 2-300 staff, across all business sectors and also charities.

The Company:

The HR Dept provides the complete range of outsourced HR Services to small and medium sized companies in and around Reading, the Thames Valley, South Oxfordshire and the East Chilterns.

Main Duties:

Provide advice and guidance to clients on a range of HR issues either by telephone, email or face to face.

Manage casework such as disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, sickness absence, performance issues, TUPE, occupational health referrals or recruitment

Produce Employee Handbook and Contracts of Employment for new clients.

Update existing Handbooks and Contracts of Employment in line with legislative changes

Deliver HR training courses for clients

Build strong working relationships with clients

Attend annual client review meetings

Maintain records for client advice in line with company procedures.

Actively seek opportunities to build client base to include business networking etc.

Keep abreast of changes in employment law & HR best practice.

Qualifications and Skills required:

Level 5 CIPD qualified with at least one year's experience in an HR advisory role

HR Consultancy/outsourced HR experience is useful, but not essential

Significant experience of managing Employee Relations issues

Good current working knowledge of Employment Law

Able to communicate effectively at all levels, whether face to face, on the telephone or in writing

IT competence in Microsoft Office programs

Excellent attention to details skills

Good organisational skills

Customer focussed

Proactive and able to work within agreed parameters

Experience of drafting and amending Employment Contracts and Employee Handbooks

Commercially aware; good understanding of the HR with needs of SME's

Full driving licence

Please send a covering letter including current salary.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:

Reading RG7 4AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

HR Advisory: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

CIPD Level 5 (required) full Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person