HR Adviser Attendance & Wellbeing - ARGBC- ARB

Are you passionate about supporting employee wellbeing and helping people remain healthy, engaged and productive at work? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an HR Adviser - Attendance & Wellbeing to join our Employee Relations Team.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive.

Join us to make a difference.

This is a rewarding role for an HR professional who enjoys working closely with managers and employees to support attendance improvement, promote wellbeing and help deliver positive workplace outcomes.

You will provide practical, professional advice and guidance on attendance management, capability, wellbeing, reasonable adjustments, long-term and frequent short-term absence and other employee relations matters. You will work in partnership with managers, Occupational Health and other stakeholders, to manage complex attendance cases effectively and consistently.

The role offers a varied workload, including managing complex attendance cases, supporting formal attendance meetings, analysing attendance data and trends, delivering training and guidance to managers, contributing to the implementation of digitial systems and to the development of relevant policies, procedures and initiatives.

This is a full-time post of 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The post can be based at a negotiable location within Argyll and Bute, and remote or hybrid working options will be considered. We will work with the successful candidate to identify the most suitable arrangement. Some office-based working and occasional travel across the wider Argyll and Bute area will be required, including attendance at meetings, training and service events.

The ability to travel throughout Argyll and Bute is an requirement of the role.

You will have experience of supporting attendance management, absence management or employee relations casework, along with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and professionally. A CIPD Level 3 qualification in HR Management (or equivalent experience) is essential, and a higher CIPD qualification would be advantageous. You will also have a good understanding of employment law, strong organisational skills and a genuine commitment to supporting employee wellbeing and positive workplace outcomes.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, an Employee Assistance Programme and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you're welcome to get in touch with us at settleme If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact work directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident, Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is…