Assistant Employment & Policy Adviser (2 Posts) (Temporary) - REQ06808

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC7: £31,541 - £34,307 Per Year

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join our Employment and Policy Team on a dedicated project supporting the delivery of attendance management improvement initiatives across Adult Health and Social Care. This role will play a key part in supporting managers and employees to promote attendance, improve engagement and ensure the consistent application of attendance management policies and procedures. Working closely with HR colleagues, operational managers and employees, you will assist with the delivery of a targeted absence management project aimed at improving attendance outcomes and supporting workforce wellbeing.

On a daily basis, you will be responsible for collating and analysing attendance data, producing management reports, monitoring compliance with attendance management procedures and identifying trends to support service improvement. You will provide professional, consistent and timely first-line HR advice to managers and employees on attendance management processes, policy application and general employment matters.

You will support the coordination of attendance review meetings, maintain accurate records and assist with employee engagement activity associated with the project. This will include contacting employees, arranging meetings, supporting managers with documentation and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions are undertaken. You may also attend formal meetings where appropriate and will assist in producing correspondence, reports and project updates.

As part of the project team, you will contribute to data analysis and continuous improvement activity, helping to identify opportunities to enhance attendance management processes and support positive employee outcomes across Adult Health and Social Care services.

Educated to HNC level or equivalent in a business or administrative subject, you will have moderate experience of working in an HR environment and have worked with the public and all levels of management within a large complex organisation. You will have excellent organisational skills and proven experience in a complex administration function where confidentiality is essential. Along with an understanding of basic employment legislation, you will have knowledge of HR policies, procedures, systems and processes and have the ability to support our stakeholders and provide sensitive information to employees. Numerate and IT literate, you will have excellent planning and analytical skills, good attention to detail and be able to take formal notes and produce good quality correspondence. On a personal basis, you will be team orientated, proactive and solution focused, able to build good working relationships and cope with a demanding workload whilst maintaining high standards of work.

You will be required to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire Council.

Working Patterns:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm

These positions are temporary for 12 months.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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