HR Advisor
- Employer
- Ferne Animal Sanctuary
- Location
- Chard, Somerset
- Salary
- £12/hr, hours negotiable
- Closing date
- 19 Jul 2019
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- Function
- Human Resources
- Sector
- Animal
- Hours
- Part Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
HR Advisor
Main purpose of the role
The HR Advisor will be an essential member of the Ferne team, supporting the CEO, Senior Management Team and staff in all daily HR matters. This role demands an extremely well organised and competent individual to deliver support to all Ferne staff in their day to day functions with excellent administration and people skills. Demonstrable successful experience within an HR role will be essential. The HR advisor is a ‘go to’ person for any issues and queries raised by staff at all levels within the sanctuary so sensitivity in this role is key.
Key Responsibilities
- To work closely with the CEO and SMT team with recruitment, staff appraisals and arranging necessary staff training
- To advise effectively on all employment law issues by working closely with our dedicated employment law advisors
- Monitor all staff holiday, sickness and TOIL requests
- To follow correct procedures for the recruitment, selection and placement of new staff throughout the organisation, and ensuring that all necessary checks are carried out as required (including DBS checks)
- To ensure that HR policies, procedures, job descriptions, handbooks and recruitment processes are in place, regularly updated and monitored
- To develop and maintain effective communication channels to all Ferne staff
- Budget holder for the HR department
- Report quarterly to the board of trustees i.e staff turnover, recruitment & training costs
- To resolve sensitive conflict management issues with staff, as and when they arise
- To be responsible for ensuring that all staff are adequately supported
- Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to HR functions
The Sanctuary reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post-holder at any time according to its needs. Job Descriptions only reflect 80% of a role and are not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to carry out other activities that are within the scope of the role.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven demonstrable ability to meet the job requirements
- Demonstrate past excellence in communication with employees and management support
- Excellent planning and organisational skills to multi-task HR administration tasks and prioritise effectively
- Budget management
- Ability to work under own initiative, managing own workload and working collaboratively
- Have a positive and professional work attitude
- Have an ability to be flexible, tactful, diplomatic and supportive in your approach at all times
- Working with confidential information
- Dealing sensitively with investigations and disciplinaries
- Strong recruitment skills including screening, interviewing and inductions
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures
- A keen understanding and belief in the mission of Ferne Animal Sanctuary
- Full valid UK driving licence with access to a car
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering training to staff
- Team building event organisation
- A good understanding of data protection
- A working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
- Redundancy processes
- Educated to A level standard, or equivalent experience
- CIPD qualification and or 5 years’ experience working within HR environment
Company
Ferne Animal Sanctuary is a charity that provides care and shelter for domestic and agricultural animals whose owners are either unable or unwilling to look after them. The sanctuary cares for approximately 300 animals at its 51 acre site in Somerset. Founded in 1940, Ferne has 43 employees and over 100 volunteers.
Ferne’s history began in 1940 when it was founded by the Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon to provide a temporary refuge for animals belonging to service men and women who were sent abroad to fight in World War Two. Based at the Ferne Estate in Dorset, the charity continued to take in animals after the war. In 1975, the sanctuary moved to its present premises high in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset. In 2015, Ferne celebrated its 75th anniversary.
The sanctuary is home to a collection of different animals including dogs, cats, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits, birds and chinchillas. In addition, it actively seeks suitable homes for cats, dogs, rabbits and horses within a 40 mile radius of the sanctuary and regularly checks on their wellbeing after rehoming.
Another of Ferne’s activities is the delivery of talks at schools, local societies and residential homes.
Ferne Animal Sanctuary also provides free access to its site and offers guided tours. The sanctuary is open to visitors seven days a week and has a café staffed by volunteers. There are also three Ferne charity shops – in Bridport in Dorset and Chard and Ilminster in Somerset.
Ferne has more than 40 employees but also relies on volunteers to carry out much of its work. A network of volunteer home visitors, for example, regularly visit the homes of cats and dogs adopted from Ferne. Should an unexpected change occur in a rehomer’s life which results in them being unable to continue to offer the cat or dog a home, the animal is guaranteed a place at Ferne and need never be homeless again.
There are many other volunteer opportunities at Ferne, including a need for dog walking volunteers, cat socialisation volunteers, volunteer drivers, café volunteers, event volunteers, charity shop volunteers, estate helpers, office volunteers and fundraising volunteers.
The charity relies on donations and had an annual voluntary income of £1.27 million at the end of 2014.
- Website
- http://ferneanimalsanctuary.org/
- Telephone
- 01460 65214
- Location
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Ferne Animal Sanctuary,
Wambrook,
Chard
Somerset
TA20 3DH
GB
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