HR Adviser (Case Officer) – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract – Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, our teams make working here a great experience. We are passionate about employee wellbeing, development, and training. In HR, we play a vital role in helping our teams succeed, by working in partnership with the Service, to create a welcoming and inclusive culture that supports our People Strategy.

The HR Adviser (Case Officer) will play a key role in the effective management of employee relations cases and work alongside the wider team to support the delivery of an outstanding HR advisory service to the organisation.

We are seeking a proactive and motivated individual who us able to take initiative and manage conflicting deadlines. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to apply these to all levels of the organisation. You will have a high level of experience of supporting all aspects of HR activity, with particular focus on employee relations issues.

The key focus of this role is:
• To manage a complex case portfolio of sickness, discipline, grievance and performance management issues ensuring robust and timely advice is provided.
• Ensure case files and case logs are maintained appropriately in line with GDPR guidance and internal requirements.
• Support in the preparation of legal documents for any case related issues
• Lead on the co-ordination of case related Subject Access Requests.

The key role requirements are detailed in the Job Profile. We are seeking a highly experienced individual who has a generalist HR background and a good understanding of employment law and best practice.
Applicants will be expected to detail their knowledge, skills, and experience against the relevant Personal Specification contained within the Job Profile.

Eligible candidates wishing to apply for this role should apply through the portal, submitting a supporting statement (restricted to 1000 words) detailing how they meet the ‘person specification’ for the role as detailed at the end of the job profile.

Following shortlisting, applicants will be assessed for suitability by means of a role-based task and behavioural / competency-based interview.
Closing date for applications is 0900 Friday 24 January 2025.

It is anticipated that the selection assessment process will run week commencing 3 February 2025.