Employee Relations Specialist

Role Description

Employee Relations Specialist

Location:

Hybrid working with travel across See Ability Homes and offices as required

Salary: £40,000 per annum plus benefits

Hours:

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent

Join our people team. Help Us Create a Fair, Supportive Workplace Where Everyone Can Thrive.

At See Ability, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live, love, thrive and belong. As a people-focused charity supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our People Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident HR professional with a strong employee relations background who is passionate about supporting managers, resolving complex people matters and helping to create an inclusive, high-performing culture.

As our ER Specialist, you'll be the key contact for employee relations matters across the charity, providing expert, pragmatic and legally compliant advice to managers and leaders. You'll manage a varied caseload of complex employee relations cases, support organisational change activities, conduct investigations and help develop management capability across the organisation.

Working closely with the People Partnering and Insights Manager and wider People Team, you'll play an important role in ensuring fair, consistent and positive colleague experiences while supporting organisational objectives.

• Act as the first point of contact for employee relations advice and case management.
• Manage a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence cases.
• Conduct investigations, interviews and prepare comprehensive investigation reports.
• Support managers to resolve people issues informally and proactively where appropriate.
• Facilitate mediation discussions and support conflict resolution.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers to strengthen people management capability.
• Support organisational change initiatives, consultations and restructures.
• Analyse people data and trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Contribute to the development of an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace culture.

You'll be an experienced employee relations professional who enjoys building strong relationships and providing practical solutions to complex people challenges.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience in an Employee Relations Specialist or similar HR role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application.
• Experience independently managing complex employee relations casework.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to coach and support managers with confidence and credibility.
• Sound judgement and the ability to make balanced, fair and risk-aware decisions.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Experience analysing data and using insights to support decision-making.
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and creating positive workplace experiences.
• Experience supporting organisational change programmes.
• Confidence using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

At See Ability, our values shape everything we do:

• We believe in each other
• We learn together to be our best
• We spark imagination
• Respect is our starting point

In return, you'll join a supportive organisation where you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to both colleagues and the people we support. You'll work alongside passionate professionals committed to creating an inclusive culture where…