People & Culture Generalist

About Threshold At Threshold we are passionate and champion inclusivity.
As such, we advocate for and empower people to reach their full potential, regardless of their illness or disability.
Thresholds mission is to inspire and enable the people we support to live full and independent lives within their communities.
We are recognised as a leading provider of specialist therapeutic services for adults and older people, with a strongly embedded psychological approach in our mental health services.
We provide care and support for adults through supported living, care and peripatetic support services in peoples homes.
Due to an exciting period of growth, we are recruiting for a number of business critical roles in order to support our leadership and operational teams throughout Northern Ireland.
Our Valuesare central to all of our work and help us to work effectively together.
Empathy: We listen, understand, and support each unique journey with compassion.
Passion: We are passionate about our work.
Innovation: We embrace creativity and changes to improve.
Integrity: We uphold transparency and trust in all we do.
Collaboration: We work together to build inclusive communities.
Location: Belfast -However, there may be some travel required within Northern Irelandtofulfilthe duties associated with the post.Hybrid Options Available Hours of Work:37.5 hours per working week.
Benefits: Death in Benefit Service:Three times your Salary.
Westfield Health (Level 2):Private Health Care provided by Threshold which gives permanent and fixed term employees access to 24/7 GP services, medical diagnostics, medical treatment and physiotherapy.
Please note that an employee can add a family member or friend for an additional cost.
Annual Leave Entitlement:You will have 26 days of annual leave per year.
Additionally, you will also have 12 customary holidays, normally bank holidays per calendar year.
Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay:Applicable to eligible staff.
Purpose of People & Culture Generalist: To provide support to the Head of People & Culture in all areas of management support, recruitment, retention, employee relations and engagement.
Supporting the Head of People & Culture in the regular review of all Policies, ensuring all processes, procedures and associated guidance are reflective to our culture and to embed continuous improvement.
Recruitment & Selection: Support line management with the preparation of job descriptions and personnel specifications.
Support Project Managers with all aspects of the recruitment lifecycle, to include shortlisting, advertisement posting, interviewing and all pre-employment checking, including right to work checks.
To ensure appropriate follow up following interview, to include the issue of conditional offers of employment, reference requests and liaising with successful candidate(s).
s Assist with the onboarding process for new employees, identifying process improvements, as appropriate.
Production of recruitment and leaver metrics contributing to workforce planning and retention strategies.
Employee Relations: Be the initial point of contact for all line management in respect of employee relations issues, including grievance, disciplinary, absence management, performance and probationary related concerns.
Provision of best practice advice to line management, advocating the informal approach in respect of employee relations cases.
Provision of management training, coaching and mentoring to upskill mangers on people centric policies and processes.
Contribute to the review of polices, guidance, processes and training in relation to people management.
Provision of formal advice with all issues associated with staff welfare and facilitation of formal aspects of the Absence Management Process.
Employee Engagement: Provide support to managers to develop and implement staff engagement and retention initiatives.
Foster an inclusive and diverse working environment through internal staff surveys, pulse surveys and programmes to enhance employee engagement.
Promotion of diversity and inclusion within Threshold, instilling a culture of dynamic and diverse working.
Driving action against findings from employee engagement surveys results holding stakeholders to account.
Payroll, Benefits, People and Attendance Administration: Preparation of monthly payroll for all employees, collating all employee contractual changes, new starter information and leavers, as appropriate.
Preparation of monthly submission to include addition or removal of employees in respect of the Health Cash Plan.
Drafting correspondence in relation to contractual changes, probation extensions, sickness absence and performance management.
Assist line management with the implementation of the Probationary Process, ensuring awareness of probationary expectations and requirements.
Ensuring all electronic personnel files are updated for all newly recruited staff and existing Threshold staff members.
People Metrics / Analysis: Use People data to provide key metrics to inform management decision making and associated project work.
Analyse, scrutinise and develop insights from People data.
Provision of accurate management information reports as required, to senior stakeholders in respect of project tasks.
Terms & Conditions: To provide support, guidance and advice to line management in the interpretation and application all terms and conditions of employment, ensuring compliance and consistiency of approach.
Offboarding & Terminations: Conducting exit interviews to analyse trends and implement identified change.
General: Respect confidentiality and ensure the maintenance of personal data in accordance with Thresholds Policies and Procedures.
Ensure risk management processes are complied with risks identified and appropriate mitigation actions are implemented.
Essential Criteria: GCSE Mathematics and English at Grade A C or equivalent.
2 years experience working in a People Generalist role or equivalent, to include experience in the following areas: Recruitment & Selection, Employee Relations, to include support management through investigations for disciplinary, grievance through to Appeal stage and Absence and Performance Management.
Demonstrable knowledge of Northern Ireland employment legislation.
Demonstrable experience of data analysis and production of reports.
Possess a current and valid driving licence orhave access to a form of transport that will permit the candidate to meet the requirements of the post in full.
Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any assistance and or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the selection process, due to a disability, please contact, Ryan Greer, People & Culture Manager via e-mail at in the first instance.
Please note that you may be asked to provide documentary evidence to support your request for an adjustment during the selection process.
If you wish to receive an application form in an accessible format, please advised us of your requirements as promptly as possible, allowing for the fact that the close date for receipt of applications, remains the same for all applicants.
Equal Opportunities Statement: Threshold is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, irrespective of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, dependents, religion or political opinion.
Closing Date: The closing date for receipt of completed CVs and accompanying personal statement on how you satisfy the essential criteria is to be submitted by 5.00pm onWednesday 04 December 2024.
Please note that CVs and accompanying personal statement will not be accepted after the closing date or time.
It is the responsibility of each individual candidate to ensure that their CV and accompanying personal statement has reached by Threshold by the specified closing date and time.
Interviews: The scheduled interview date for this role is Tuesday 10 December 2024.