Annual salary: up to £35,000.00

HR Advisor

Office based in Coatbridge

Full Time, Monday to Friday 08.30-17.00, offering a salary of up to £35,000 depending on experience, plus great benefits.

Mears are looking for an enthusiastic HR Advisor to be based at our Coatbridge branch dedicated to our North Lanarkshire contract.

Mears has recently been awarded a contract from North Lanarkshire Council that facilitates continued investment in the North Lanarkshire community for the long-term. The two organisations share a commitment to deliver excellent services to residents, whilst bringing community and training benefits to the North Lanarkshire community in a sustainable way.

Mears is a specialist, leading housing provider to both Central and Local Governments. We are an organisation with a strong sense of social purpose, tackling issues that matter to people and communities.

About the role:

As the HR Advisor you will be responsible for providing on the ground, accurate, influential, timely, advice, guidance, and support on a range of Employee Relations cases and matters to all Line Managers within our North Lanarkshire contract.  You will also be responsible for providing coaching and training where necessary to ensure Line Management capability of delivering professional people management standards in line with business requirements to ensure the smooth operational delivery of the Contract.  

You will report to the HR Business Partner and assist in providing a strategic HR service to senior managers, to foster a culture of empowerment within operational management to promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture

What are we looking for?

We are looking a HR Advisor with excellent communication skills that will bring great energy and motivation to our North Lanarkshire team. Interpersonal skills are vital for this role, coupled with the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders at different levels.  

All Mears colleagues are bound by a common set of behaviours, we call this our Red Thread.

Your responsibilities & duties will include:

• Provide detailed, pragmatic employee relations advice which includes disciplinary, absence management, grievance and performance.
• Log and monitor all cases accurately and participate in case reviews to discuss complex cases
• Dealing with a varied case load
• Evaluate issues, patterns, and trends to provide insightful HR solutions
• Guide, influence, support and empower managers through advice in order to identify, understand and implement effective and commercial solutions to employee relation issues.
• Ability to risk assess and prioritise HR employee relation case work.
• Maintaining appropriate recording/updating of all case documentation.
• Identify trends, report and escalate as appropriate using in-house HR systems.
• Lead on initiatives to promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture Participate in regular case reviews with HR Team Leader to discuss complex cases, share information and best practice.
• Support the HRBP in working proactively with our recognised Trade Union Unite
• Work closely with wider HR Group to ensure a joined up seamless service.
• Work collaboratively with the social value lead to support local recruitment ensuring the workforce is representative of the local community.  

A career with Mears Group means putting people and customers at the heart of what you do, every day. Our culture is built on what we call our ‘Red Thread’ – the common values we share that make us what we are. Because, as a team and a company, we’re better when we work together.

Role Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience as a HR Advisor is essential to the role, especially in the management of attendance.
• Experience of working in an environment with Trade Unions
• A high level of customer service as  this is the forefront of our business.
• Ability to effectively utilise a range of software programmes.
• Excellent communications skills at all levels both verbal and written.
• CIPD level 3 or above

Previous use of Workday and other HR systems is desirable but not essential.

Benefits:

• Free parking on site  
• Family friendly policy, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.  
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Employer share scheme
• Generous Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Rewards – discount voucher scheme for a host of household name retailers, including supermarkets, offering savings on purchases
• Green Car scheme
• Long service recognition and holiday trading
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work! Previous years include, Alton Towers, Drayton Manor etc.   
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community for two days per year, in support of our social value commitment.
• Social Events – Team events within the office and option to take part in Social Events outside of working hours
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Plus much more!!

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

If you feel you have skills needed, please apply below via the link. If you have any further questions, please contact Vickie on [email protected] or 07843 817346, quoting the job reference number.

Mears Group is a Disability confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.