HR Advisor

We’re looking for an approachable and proactive HR Advisor to join our Human Resources team. You’ll be working closely with managers across the organisation, helping them navigate everything from employee relations to resourcing, while making sure our HR practices are fair, consistent and supportive.

This is a great opportunity if you enjoy variety, building relationships, and making a real difference to people’s day-to-day work experience. You’ll be part of a small, friendly HR team where collaboration is key and no two days are quite the same.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting managers with employee relations issues like absence, performance, disciplinaries and grievances
• Handling casework from start to finish, including investigations and outcomes
• Working with our HR Business Partners on HR-related matters 
• Helping make sure our HR policies and processes are applied consistently and in line with UK employment law
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and inductions for new starters
• Delivering HR training and guidance to managers and colleagues
• Keeping HR records up to date and supporting reporting and insights
• Working with our Learning & Development Business Partner to identify training needs
• Getting involved in HR projects and continuous improvement work across the team

What we're looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is confident, people-focused and enjoys solving problems. You’ll need to be comfortable balancing different priorities and building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.

You'll have:

• The CIPD Level 5 Qualification (or working towards it)
• Experience in an HR Advisor (or similar) role
• Good knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Experience handling a range of employee relations cases
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• A calm, solutions-focused approach, even in challenging situations
• Great organisational skills and attention to detail
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for creating a positive workplace

Does this sound like you? Then we'd love to hear from you. 

We offer:

• A performance based annual bonus + pension contributions matched up to 6%
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell holiday
• Training & Development and opportunities for continuing professional development including regular tool box talks
• A great team of colleagues to work with
• Regular social and charitable events and a range of wellbeing activities
• Enhanced family leave policies
• A really competitive package of flexible employee benefits including a cycle to work scheme
• Free parking and disabled parking
• Access to two holiday homes in Norfolk and Dorset

At mhs homes we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We’re a Disability Confident employer. This means if you tell us you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the job, we’ll offer you an interview. We can be flexible when assessing people so everyone has the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job.

Instructions for potential applicants: Please note we're using an anonymised recruitment process for this role. This means the shortlisting panel will only see personal details if you're shortlisted for interview. Therefore, shortlisting will be done based on your application and CV. Please complete all sections fully and refer to the role profile when telling us about your skills and experience.