HR Relations Officer - Maidstone, United Kingdom - Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

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Maidstone, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an exciting opportunity available for an
HR Relations Officer to join our team in
Maidstone and county wide across kent. You will join us on a
full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of
£38,598 - £44,083 per annum.

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers, we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

About the role:

As an
HR Relations Officer, you will be a confident provider of advice and guidance to managers and colleagues regarding HR policies, procedures, employment law, disciplinaries, and grievance processes.

As our HR Relations Officer, you will be responsible for:

Acting as first point of contact for all managers to advise on employee relations cases. Supporting managers with expert and practical advice on how to manage employee relations cases
Supporting and coaching managers, including support at hearings and investigations
Supporting HR Relations Manager by looking for new ways of delivering employee relations support
Actively promoting employee engagement and health and wellbeing agendas
Supporting managers to identify and implement reasonable or wellbeing adjustments in the workplace
Splitting your time between the office and sites across the KFRS estate

What we're looking for in our
HR Relations Officer:

Excellent critical thinking skills
Able to work independently as well as part of a team
Strong organisational skills, able to manage a wide range of tasks daily and prioritise tasks based on their urgency
Experience of assessing issues and determining the best course of action to resolve disputes and maintain a positive working environment
Able to analyse data, identify trends and make decisions based on evidence presented
The ability to be flexible, and unphased by rapidly changing situations
Excellent people skills and attention to detail
CIPD qualified or equivalent level of experience

Closing date:
Midnight on Friday 24th March 2023**Interviews will take place on Monday 3rd April 202- Upload your CV

Write a personal statement outlining your experience and suitability for the role

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our
HR Relations Officer please click '
apply' today, we'd love to hear from you

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer._
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees, and volunteers are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and supporting children, young people, and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake preemployment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people, and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the preemployment checks. _