People Specialist - People Operations

About The Role

PASSIONATE ABOUT PEOPLE ?

Community Integrated Care is currently seeking a proactive and confident People Specialist to join the People team covering our Scotland region encompassing Glasgow, Perth, Forth Valley and surrounding areas on a permanent, part-time basis to cover maternity leave until the end of December 2024.

What is "The Deal"  for you?

We offer you a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in a rewarding and enriching environment. We also offer the following:

• Flexibility! You can work your full time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend, or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.  You will need to be available to work from our Glasgow office when required and travel to services in the region, but otherwise you can work from home or a flex between the two. 
  
• Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app
• Best Lives Possible : You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives possible 
• Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
• Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life

About You

Reporting to the Senior People Business Partner, the People Specialist will work within the Scotland region to provide HR support on a day-to-day basis. Liaising with and supporting the Senior People Business Partner to provide a comprehensive HR service to managers and staff within the organisation. You will be supporting Perth & Kinross and South Aberdeen regions and providing remote cover for Glasgow region 2 days a week (in absence of PS).

Day to Day:

The post holder will have the following key responsibilities:

• Support regional management teams through all stages of the people process
• Provide prompt and insightful advice on HR policy, procedures and people issues across all areas of the business
• Provide resourcing and TUPE support
•   Support the Senior People Business Partner to deliver the Regional People Plan
• Support the Senior People Business Partner and Operational Leaders with organisational change activity in the region to meet business drivers including growth, acquisition, integration, end of contract and restructure scenarios
• Partnering Service Leaders; providing coaching and acting as a critical friend to support them in the development of their regional strategies out in the services.
• Driving recruitment for the region in conjunction with the Recruitment team to support the Senior People Business Partner to implement the Workforce Plan.
• Liaising with People Services to ensure day to day HR queries are resolved in a timely manner.
• Producing meaningful management information and analysis to support the Senior People Business Partner

Working for Us

Our Ideal Candidate:

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified with a proven track record in a HR Advisor role providing support to multiple services across a geographical area or a large multi-site environment.
• A driving license is essential due to the travel required throughout the region
• Proven track record in a People Specialist role providing support to multiple sites across a geographical area or a large multi-site environment
• Experience of working with a central HR service (HRSS)
• Experience of working with middle managers to identify and plan people needs

Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date. Interested and want to know a bit more?
To find out more about our charity check out:  We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level. In our 2023 Colleague Engagement Survey, 56% (over 3,300!) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +28. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us – and 28 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!