The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious, and progressive council with a ‘can-do' attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate, and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
HR Generalist will provide a pro-active comprehensive HR service to managers and all employees within Children and Adults Social Care Services. This includes, but is not limited to recruitment, employee relations, policy and procedures, reward, coaching, administration, and project work as required.
Working closely with the Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP) the post holder will be seen as a trusted advisor to the business leaders, while supporting them to create and maintain a great work environment, as well as, in meeting current and future business objectives. You will have an opportunity to play an integral part in delivering organisational and cultural change that we believe will help us achieve a Fairer Future for our residents and Southwark staff.
Please note that the team are currently working remotely and will be gradually returning on site. Initially, there will be no requirement to travel into the office except for training or business-driven meetings. You will be provided with laptops and the relevant tools to work remotely.
About You:
You will have credibility and confidence together with a detailed understanding of a complex public sector organisation.
- Working closely with operational managers across a varied workload to build positive and effective relationships to deliver the best outcomes on a variety of people topics, especially the employee life-cycle
- Managing administration of employee-related paperwork, employment contracts, new starter packs, handling confidential information, handling employee relations issues, assisting with absence and performance management, leading the recruitment process, producing HR reports
- Maintaining effective working relationships with Trade unions and other stakeholders
- Ensuring high-quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
We want our workforce to reflect the make-up of the community we serve. Therefore we welcome all applications irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, belief, sexual orientation, age or disability. We consider ourselves to be a family-friendly employer and offer flexible working patterns.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Recruitment timetable
Recruitment Timetable
- Advert Closing Date: 11.59 pm on Sunday 6 March 2022
- Interview Date: Monday 14 March 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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