HR Officer - Wellbeing Specialist

Job DescriptionRole PurposeProvide professional advice, guidance and support to managers, headteachers and governors across the Council on a wide range of employment and related issues.ResponsibilitiesDeliver options, progress and solutions on a range of casework including (but not exhaustive) recruitment, performance, investigations, disciplinary, grievances and interpretation of terms and conditions of service.Work closely with managers, headteachers and governors on resolving key business and people led problems and issues by putting forward and considering a range of innovative solutions which meet business requirements whilst complying with policy, employment law and statutory regulations.Support and guide service managers in dealing with investigations and disciplinary and other conduct matters to support and protect the interests of the business and to ensure due process and fairness.Support Senior HR Advisors and other managers in conducting employee relations, consultations and collective bargaining with employees and trade union/professional body representatives.Challenge existing practices and thinking and influence local service managers on matters concerning people management whilst recognising the requirements of corporate policy and practice and the Council’s new operating model.Deliver options, progress and solutions on a range of casework including (but not exhaustive) recruitment, performance, investigations, disciplinary, grievances and interpretation of terms and conditions of service.Work closely with managers, headteachers and governors on resolving key business and people led problems and issues by putting forward and considering a range of innovative solutions which meet business requirements whilst complying with policy, employment law and statutory regulations.Support and guide service managers in dealing with investigations and disciplinary and other conduct matters to support and protect the interests of the business and to ensure due process and fairness.Support Senior HR Advisors and other managers in conducting employee relations, consultations and collective bargaining with employees and trade union/professional body representatives.ResourcesThe postholder is a key provider of professional HR advice and guidance to a range of operations, commissioning and business support managers to enable them to make effective people management decisions and to ensure that best use is made of staff resources and that they are deployed in the most cost effective manner.This HR and OD service is a key contributor both to the achievement of service goals and to the facilitation of business development and improvement goals.The postholder will have no line management responsibility but will undertake a range of mentoring and management development tasks to improve the people management capability of service managers.The postholder will from time to time undertake project management roles which may have temporary funding allocations. **Candidate must have proven experience and knowledge in high level, complex - disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence and capability cases. We are not looking for candidates with recruitment, onboarding experience, or HR Admin**