HR Adviser

HR Adviser - Hybrid working, minimum 2 days in the Gateshead Office, Civic Centre

Where your HR expertise makes a real difference.

Do you want to help make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives? If that sounds like you, keep reading - we might just be the perfect match.

We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us. You’d be joining us at a very exciting time.

We pride ourselves on our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to taking care of Gateshead and its people, and we passionately believe that our employees reflect that spirit in truly enabling Gateshead to thrive. At Gateshead Council you’d be a highly valued member of a team that recognises and respects the skills that you bring to your role, encourages creativity and passionately advocates a great work / life balance.

Our actions speak louder than words, and with flexi-time and hybrid working available across many of our roles, as well as a full suite of outstanding employee benefits, we’re confident that it isn’t just the salary that attracts our staff.

Trusted HR advice. Real organisational impact.

People Services plays a vital role in shaping a positive and inclusive employee experience across Gateshead Council. Bringing together HR, Learning and Operational Workforce Development, Recruitment, and Health and Safety, our teams work in close partnership with service leaders, managers, employees and recognised trade unions. We take both a practical and strategic approach to supporting the full employee lifecycle continuously improving how our people are supported, developed and engaged, and helping to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Be the first point of contact that makes businesses feel at home.

We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Adviser to join our People Services team at Gateshead Council. In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll play a key part in shaping and delivering our workforce strategy and contributing to projects that improve the employee experience. Working across employee relations, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, and policy development, you’ll be encouraged to bring fresh thinking, creativity and innovation helping us grow as an employer of choice and ensuring our people are supported to thrive.

• Assist in providing comprehensive and effective HR advice based on a clear understanding of service and school objectives and its operations so that HR solutions are designed and tailored to meet their needs.
• Provide support and advice to services, schools and other related organisations as required on all relevant HR issues including workforce planning, service reviews, terms and conditions, recruitment and selection, equality and diversity, job evaluation, attendance at work, work life balance, employee engagement and performance management in accordance with best practice, legislation and regulation.
• Provide support, guidance and advice to services and schools on the interpretation and implementation of HR policies and procedures to ensure they are applied in an effective, fair and consistent manner.
• Under the guidance of the HR & Workforce Development Managers, contribute to the development of policy, and prepare reports and other documentation for presentation to management, the Council and governing bodies to ensure that employment related issues are fully and properly considered and documented.
• Research best practice and collate and analyse data in order to inform decision-making, policy development and effective workforce planning.
• Be familiar with and understand the Workforce Strategy and Plan and other relevant HR related strategies and plans e.g. Wellbeing Plans, Equality Action Plans in order to help shape and implement initiatives which arise from them.
• Contribute to specific projects and task and finish activities aimed at increasing the productivity and deployment of the workforce.
• Consult with trade unions and employee representatives and represent the Council, schools and academies in tribunals…