We have a vacancy for an HR Assistant, based in Edinburgh.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. You will provide HR administration support across the organisation. The main tasks of the role are as follows:
- To support with HR administration and correspondence, including offer letters, contracts, contract changes, probation reviews, reference requests, monthly PVG renewals, sickness absence reporting and filing
- To update various information systems and databases including the HR system
- Update and maintain relevant files for a range of internal and external stakeholders and ensure that this is done in line with relevant external statutory requirements and legislation.
- To carry out exit interviews as and when required
- To note take during HR and other relevant meetings
- To support managers with the management of sickness absence and Occupational Health Referrals
- To support with maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave related queries and relevant correspondence.
- To support with recruitment across the organisation, including advertising, checking the recruitment inbox, liaising with candidates / managers and arranging interviews
- To liaise and report information to relevant external bodies
- To assist with management reporting to provide business intelligence across the organisation.
- To contribute to and deliver on wider organisational initiatives. This will involve working with colleagues across different departments
- Assist with the implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Other duties, as required, to support the HR function
This new role is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic team player, who has a willingness to learn and to support the HR function as well as colleagues in the wider organisation.
Please see the job description and person specification for more details.
In return we can offer you the following:
- A highly attractive work environment in our brand new, award winning offices.
- Structured support and supervision from your line manager and a supportive team of colleagues.
- A structured development programme including ongoing development with our internal leadership development programme.
Some of our other staff benefits include…
- a contributory pension
- a non-contributory death in service benefit scheme
- The “Refer a Friend Scheme” which pays £150 for every successfully recruited person that a staff member recommends.
- Free access to the Thistle Gym.
- FREE membership* of the HSF Health Plan which gives, amongst other
things,
- money back for everyday healthcare costs,
- a GP advice line,
- shopping discounts.
*This membership can be extended to cover immediate family members after completion of a satisfactory probationary period.
Thistle Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Crossroads Fife is looking to recruit innovative, enthusiastic people to expand on skills and expertise of our Management Committee.
Crossroads Fife is one of the leading providers of home based respite care for Carers. We offer this short breaks service to people who care for someone of any age and any disability. The service is provided by trained, paid staff in the service user’s home or we take service users out throughout the Fife area on a day and time which suits them. We are also a registered provider of Self Directed Support and Purchased Care.
Crossroads Fife has charitable status and is led by an experienced Board who have overall responsibility for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation’s work.
We are looking for individuals who possess knowledge, skills and experience of human resources, business, charity work with entrepreneurial skills or have an understanding of the caring role. The Board meet every 2 months in the evening.
Sleep Scotland is looking to recruit an HR Manager to join our busy and dynamic, team. You will have recent experience in a similar role, be highly organised, a team player and able to provide pragmatic and responsive solutions across the organisation.
The core purpose of the role is:
- Manage and guide the HR Administrator and advising senior management team, in relation to HR matters
- Maintain processes and policies to make sure they are fair for all employees
- Manage complex employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, grievances, absence, retirement and redundancy
- Advise and support managers on the terms and conditions of employment and knowledge share best practice with them
- Oversee the administration of the payroll and payroll records and keep accounts appraised of any changes.
- Advise on recruitment and selection strategies.
- Participate in the implementation of specific projects, procedures and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation
- To work collaboratively with the CEO/Deputy CEO and HR Board representative member
- To build an organisational culture that embraces the Values and embedding it through a variety of ways including communication initiatives.
About the Charity: Sleep Scotland is an Edinburgh based charity that provides support services focussed on two areas. Sleep Services supports the families of children and young people with sleep problems. TEENS+, is a transitional education programme, supporting young people with complex and severe communication issues.
Sleep Scotland promotes healthy sleep in children and young people through sleep awareness, sleep counselling and education through our sleep services function. We work throughout Scotland and in other parts of the UK providing intensive sleep programmes for children with additional support needs by training sleep councillors to work directly with families in need of support. We also run a telephone support help line.
Teens+ provides post school education and lifelong learning services for young people with complex communication needs including autism and learning disabilities. Based in two centres in Edinburgh, the service is person centred and individualised to ensure each student, regardless of needs, can reach their fullest potential.
The HR Manager role is an important senior role and working collaboratively with colleagues is an exciting opportunity if you have:
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) qualified
- Knowledge of HR compliance and legal frameworks
- Experience working with HR information systems.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
- Effective time management with ability to shift priorities when needed.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Ability to handle confidential and proprietary information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel).
The successful applicant for this post will require a basic disclosure.