Staff Planner

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the management of services, including staff management and supervisions, care and placement planning, safeguarding, communications, report writing, and monitoring overall quality and compliance of service
• Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Children’s Home Regulations and Quality Standards 2015, Children’s Act 1989, Data Protection and GDPR, Health and Safety at Work Act and Working Together to Safeguard children 2019.
• Ensure that all required reports are completed in line with timescales. This includes monthly review of the service through monitoring and audits linking into the service development plan.
• To ensure that each child has individual care and care planning which is child-focused and personalized to meet their needs. These plans should be reflective of the long-term plan for the child, working closely with the placing Local Authorities.
• To oversee and manage the move plan for any child moving to our home and establish positive multi-agency and partnership working

• To ensure that the home's ethos is embedded in the service and that children are fully involved in the day to day running of the home
• Take responsibility for the management of safeguarding children, risk, and service governance
• Ensure that children have access to all the services which meet their individual needs, to include health, education, social, psychological, and emotional needs and well-being
• To ensure that the service and its programs are planned and delivered to meet the needs of all the children
• To monitor appropriate outcomes and progress of all children

• To ensure that all staff have access to practice-based consultation including management supervision, reviewing, and monitoring standards, caseloads, and practice development
• To support and have overall responsibility for the recruitment of staff in line with organizational policy and procedure
• To ensure that all staff are supported with their initial induction, probationary reviews, individual practice support plans, and annual reviews and development of individual plans to support ongoing service and personal development and CPD opportunities.

• Ensure that Quality monitoring and Health and Safety assessments are conducted, and action plans implemented

Requirements

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Children’s Residential, or equivalent
• Previous experience in a deputy manager or registered manager role in a Residential Children’s Care Setting
• Working with children, young people, and their families
• Work in a residential setting

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Partnering closely with our client's Senior Leadership Team, Managers to implement effective HR strategy, people plan, projects, and operations consistently.
• Managing complex projects such as re-structuring, organization design, talent management.
• Managing annual cyclical HR processes and operations end-to-end (performance management, appraisals, compensation, etc).
• Coaching & advising our client / client's senior leadership team. (All stakeholders and functions) including learning and development options.
• Managing ad-hoc complex employee relations issues, employee engagement and health / wellbeing agenda.
• To provide robust advice and support in the management of poor performance and absence issues in accordance with our client's procedures.
• To lead and support managers in handling restructures and redundancy exercises ensuring all procedural and statutory duties are met.
• Managing complex ER issues, achieving satisfactory outcomes in a timely manner.
• To advise managers on appropriate recruitment strategies and oversee the work of the HR Assistant ensuring a sound recruitment service is delivered.
• To develop and manage policies and procedures, attending and participating in meetings as appropriate.
• To maintain effective HR records and ensure case work is accurately recorded.
• To provide update sessions for managers on new legislation and employee relations issues and operational aspects of change management/organizational development issues.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Good all-round level of education to include Maths and English to GCSE (Grade A – C) or equivalent.
• Ideally CIPD Qualified (Level 5 CIPD Qualification) or qualified by experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and Membership of CIPD.

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Assist with updating and maintaining employee records both physical and electronic on a daily basis.
• Updating and retaining HR systems, eRecruitment system, and databases internally, such as sick and maternity leave.
• Administer and assist the recruitment/onboarding function:

• Produce short-listing packs.
• Organize interviews and tests.
• Interviewing candidates
• Prepare contracts of employment and offer letters.
• Obtain and complete references.
• Create personal files.
• Maintain recruitment files.
• Ensure employment checks including background checks and rights to work, qualification, and medical checks if required.

• Develop, implement, and maintain our client's preferred supplier list for the use of recruitment agencies.
• Organise and conduct new starter onboarding processes, induction meetings with new employees and Agency workers; liaise with Line Manager's to ensure a clear process.
• Assist with probationary processes. Assist with the management of invoices.
• Ensure that all payroll instructions are prepared and logged in time for the monthly payroll run and sent to the HR Coordinator, for example, new starters checklist, etc.
• Organising formal employee relations meetings and taking accurate (and confidential) notes.
• Assisting in formal meetings, such as employee disciplinaries and grievances, undertaking such tasks as may be required by the Director of HR and Human Resources Manager.
• Assist with the booking of training and monitoring evaluation forms confirming they’re inputted and filed on a monthly basis.

Requirements

• Clear and concise communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Some previous experience of working in a team.
• Willingness to undertake own administration with necessary keyboard skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and ability to prioritise own workload.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Draft talent acquisition advertisements and assist with drafting job descriptions.
• Advise hiring managers on the talent acquisition process, covering advertising, agency involvement, shortlisting roles, arranging and holding interviews.
• Liaise with advertising agencies, recruitment agencies and online jobs boards to advertise and agree terms to assist with the recruitment of positions.
• Co-ordinate the arrangement of interview panels and associated correspondence and paperwork, including interview questions and forms.
• Create offers and contracts of engagement for successful candidates and obtain employment references and other necessary pre-employment checks in a timely manner prior to their scheduled start date.
• Liaise with managers, potential and current employees in relation to the talent acquisition and selection processes.
• Deliver the HR induction for new joiners.

• Operate the HR system to produce a range of reports including new joiners, leavers, promotions, pension scheme and employee benefit usage reports to inform management information.

• Update and maintain all human resources databases, employee records and filing systems (electronic and manual), including co-ordinating the archiving process.
• Undertake administrative day to day tasks to keep the department running smoothly (including raising purchase orders, organising authorisation of invoices, and post).

• Draft and respond to correspondence in relation to all human resources matters, including engagement letters and contracts and contract variations.

Requirements

• Educated to A level and/or relevant skills or knowledge.
• Experience of recruitment, selection and HR processes.
• Experience of using HR Information Systems
• Relevant experience of carrying out administrative tasks within a Human Resources environment.
• Good verbal and written communications skills, the ability to communicate professionally.

Company and Role Overview

Main responsibilities

• Focus on our KPI of 100% on time delivery to ensure goods are delivered on time from supplier to customer correctly, in line with critical path and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with the supply chain team to ensure purchase orders are on track to deliver customer orders.
• Carefully manage the shipment schedule with suppliers and supply chain to ensure on time delivery, delivering to across FOB, Ex-Works, and domestic order requirements. 
• Work with our factories to ensure they receive carton marking information accurately and on time.

• Conduct frequent calls to ensure stock is on track with our key suppliers, paying attention to case details, pallet labelling and configurations.
• Load customer orders on our systems and ensure WIP is cleared and remains accurate throughout the month.
• Book customer orders with forwarder portals and liaise with our suppliers to deliver on time.
• Work closely with our warehouse to ensure they are delivering to our customer’s requirements.

• Support the Senior Merchandiser on stock planning, using our forecasting tools and advise requirements for reorders to ensure full availability.
• Maintain and update customer portals with product and shipment information.
• Manage and process the invoicing for our FOB and Ex-works customer orders.
• Ensure all debit notes are closely checked and challenge where necessary on discrepancies and errors.

Requirements

• You are data driven, with an exceptional attention to detail when handling data and can manage large datasets in excel and can see patterns and anomalies.

• Knowledge of delivering orders DDP, EXW, FOB and Landed.
• You have previously worked in an FMCG environment.

• Excellent communication skills, articulate in spoken and written English.
• Organised and accurate, attention to detail, ability to prioritise is a must.

Company and Role Overview

Our client is a large retail organisation and are looking to add a skilled Retail Sales Assistant to come and join their busy team! The ideal candidate will be required to supervise the shop floor, responsible for increasing sales, engagement, and enriching customer experiences.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively selling products
• Correct cash system handling
• Responsible for shop operations
• Ensuring the shop floor is kept to a high standard
• Training new colleagues
• Provide excellence Customer Service, consistently looking for ways to improve with the team
• Ensure all deliveries are accurately checked and discrepancies are reported to Head Office
• Assisting with organisation of in-store events and brand activations to promote the store

Requirements

• Assortment and Category knowledge
• Experience within retail/hospitality role
• Good command of the English language
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation