Overview

As a pro-active and people focused HR Advisor who happens to have a love for animals, this role was made for you!

About your new role

As our full-time HR Advisor, you will be first point of contact for managers and colleagues, offering practical, solution-focused guidance on HR policies and employment legislation. You will support the HR Manager in delivering a strategic HR service. You’ll help ensure compliance with employment legislation, manage employee relations cases, and contribute to making Goddard Veterinary Group an employer of choice.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR advice on policies, procedures, and employment law
• Support employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, and absence management
• Ensure flexible working and probation processes are completed with managers to timescales set by employment law
• Deliver engaging bi-weekly induction sessions for new starters at our office in Woodford Green
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure GDPR compliance
• Produce reports and liaise with payroll to ensure smooth HR operations
• Help identify and manage high-risk employee situations along with HR Manager and employment law solicitors
• Complete new starter and leaver processes with support of HR Administrator
• Provide employee relations support including note taking at HR meetings, producing invite and outcome letters from company templates and supporting managers with decisions making ensuring compliance with employment law and ensuring consistency across the practice

Goddard Veterinary Group has 46 branches, and 3 internal referral and OOH hospitals across London, Greater London and Essex. This hybrid role will enable you to work on site with the managers and teams across London and providing remote support via Teams where appropriate.

Having the opportunity to be on site will give you ample understanding of the ways of working within the veterinary industry, and the nuances it brings…no day is the same in veterinary!

What you’ll bring

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• A solid understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Excellent communication and attention to detail
• Experience with HRIS systems and multi-site management (preferred)
• A relevant HR qualification (CIPD or equivalent)
• A full driving licence
• Mediation skills or willingness to train

Now let’s get to the nitty gritty

The salary band for this fulltime role is £37,000 to £45,000 depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role, as further progression is always encouraged.

A little snippet of what we offer

• Company car, laptop and phone
• Flexible hybrid working
• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• Opportunities for professional development and CIPD support
• Nenumerous health and wellbeing discounts and incentives, plus colleague discount for your own animals

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email Rose directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!