People Partnering - People Advisor

Kids Planet Day Nurseries provides the highest standard of nursery care and education in each of our 189settings within a unique environment in which children are actively encouraged to explore, learn and interact with others.

Our growing and friendly People Team are on an exciting journey!

You will be responsible for supporting day to day operational people matters within the relevant region and will support the effective, safe, compliant, and profitable delivery of business objectives through working closely with the HR Business Partner and the wider People team, to achieve the agreed departmental goals.

We need a People (HR) Advisor to join us in our field-based team and be based in the Coventry area with travel to Birmingham, Nottingham, Oxford and Cambridge from time to time. This is a fixed term 12 month role covering Maternity leave.

Key Responsibilities:

• Main point of contact for people queries and casework management through the employee life cycle by providing advice and coaching to managers, ensuring legislation, process and policy is followed.
• Supporting with conducting investigations and advise management through investigation, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Advise line managers on probationary review and performance management processes.
• Assist managers in effective and supportive management of short term and long-term absences.
• Act as a wellbeing champion and a key point of HR contact in the respective region for mental health and wellbeing support.
• Deliver training modules for existing and new managers.
• Support Leadership and HR Business Partners on all HR and Business lead projects, engaging stakeholders to achieve People Strategy objectives.
• Working with the recruitment team in actioning recruitment and on-boarding processes to ensure settings are operating at required ratios, attracting, managing talent and succession planning for enhanced staff development and business results.
• Maintain HR systems, employee records and data for effective reporting across the designated region.
• Research and develop a resource hub of relevant training, guidance, manuals for both employees and managers.
• Support the business with TUPE activities.