SLA10760 - Head of Personnel Services

Job Description

Are you ready to help improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire?

That’s what we do, and we are looking for a Head of Personnel Services who can motivate and inspire our workforce to continue to deliver leading edge services.

This is a key role within our high performing and aspirational organisation, with responsibility for ensuring our employees are engaged, supported and committed to making South Lanarkshire Council the best in Scotland. This requires a driven individual who understands the values of strong leadership, compassion and empowerment. You will be responsible for all employee-related strategy and policy, including workforce planning, organisational development and health, safety and wellbeing.

You should have a proven track record of leading people management. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to engage with Executive Directors, Elected Members and our Trade Unions.

You should be able to demonstrate substantial HR experience at a senior management level within a Public Sector environment.

You should be educated to degree level and hold Chartered Membership of CIPD or equivalent.

Requirements

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.

Recruitment Checks

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the essential requirements for the position.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Legislative Information

Politically Restricted: This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)