We are excited to be recruiting our next People Support Officer who will be a pivotal point of support for colleagues, embracing our shared values to find solutions every day that best serve colleagues and the young people our organisation supports. 
We are an aspirational People Team with a strong sense of direction. As our People Support Officer your personality and creativity will be key in shaping the culture we want for our colleagues, and you will see the positive impact of your contribution every day.

Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Sunday 18 December 2022.

We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from ethnic minorities, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience. 

If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who we are:
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.

What you will be doing:
Ideally, you will have gained experience in an administrative function and be keen to steer and develop your existing skills in a People role. If you have other relevant experience, we want to know what you learned from it, the values it clarified for you, and how you would successfully transfer your existing skills into this role.

• Being a master puppeteer when it comes to organising your workload, with a strong work ethic and enthusiasm for working autonomously to keep our time-sensitive processes moving, you will coordinate our recruitment process, communicating with managers and applicants throughout.
• Being someone who goes out of their way to make things work for people, thinking of creative solutions and owning their role proactively to achieve positive outcomes, you will create a positive induction experience for new colleagues, setting the tone for a great start at Independent People.
• Being a stickler for detail who takes ownership of records and data management systems, communicating relevant information to everyone who needs to know, you will maintain high-quality records across different platforms, including leave records and DBS checks, making sure we fulfil our obligations as an organisation.
• Being a skilled communicator who can empathise with the needs of others across teams and share information with clarity, you will support managers with the use of our people management system, empowering them to be confident in the procedures that support their people.
• Being someone who cares about the welfare of young people and feels connected to our organisational vision of a world where every young person is supported to access what they need and thrive, you will practice values of self-awareness and reflection and carry yourself with integrity, by working in a discrete and sensitive manner, an essential aspect of any People role.
• Being someone who embraces change with enthusiasm and resilience, you will consistently bring a fresh perspective and embrace opportunities to share your views on how we can make things better for colleagues. You will do this through collaboration with the People Team to fulfil team objectives, making a mighty contribution to a dedicated team of four. You will also collaborate with other Team Administrators. 

If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.

You will be in the People Team within our wider Central Services department and your line manager will be our Head of People.

What we are offering: 

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
• Flexible working hours and Flexi time
• Employee Health Cash Plan with UK Healthcare (up to level 2)
• A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing 
• A culture of mutual openness, shared values, understanding, friendliness, supportiveness and cooperation. (From Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2021)

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 37.5 
• Contract type: Fixed term for up to 12 months (9 months minimum)
• Pay: £24,496 - £25,878 (NJC scale 12-15, starting at the bottom of the scale)
• The location: Your base will be our Kingsley Hall office, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant Bristol city centre. As a team we work from our office two days per week. You can work remotely the rest of the time if that would be your preference.

Important dates: 

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, Sunday 18 December 2022.
• If you have not heard from us by the end of the working day on Wednesday 21 December 2022, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 
• Interviews are on Friday 06 January 2023.