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Help Us Create a Fair, Supportive Workplace Where Everyone Can Thrive.'\nAt SeeAbility, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live, love, thrive and belong. As a people-focused charity supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.\nWe're looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our People Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident HR professional with a strong employee relations background who is passionate about supporting managers, resolving complex people matters and helping to create an inclusive, high-performing culture.\nAbout the Role\nAs our ER Specialist, you'll be the key contact for employee relations matters across the charity, providing expert, pragmatic and legally compliant advice to managers and leaders. You'll manage a varied caseload of complex employee relations cases, support organisational change activities, conduct investigations and help develop management capability across the organisation.\nWorking closely with the People Partnering and Insights Manager and wider People Team, you'll play an important role in ensuring fair, consistent and positive colleague experiences while supporting organisational objectives.\nKey Responsibilities\nAct as the first point of contact for employee relations advice and case management.\nManage a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence cases.\nConduct investigations, interviews and prepare comprehensive investigation reports.\nSupport managers to resolve people issues informally and proactively where appropriate.\nFacilitate mediation discussions and support conflict resolution.\nProvide coaching and guidance to managers to strengthen people management capability.\nSupport organisational change initiatives, consultations and restructures.\nAnalyse people data and trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.\nContribute to the development of an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace culture.\nAbout You\nYou'll be an experienced employee relations professional who enjoys building strong relationships and providing practical solutions to complex people challenges.\nYou'll bring:\nProven experience in an Employee Relations Specialist or similar HR role.\nStrong knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application.\nExperience independently managing complex employee relations casework.\nExcellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.\nThe ability to coach and support managers with confidence and credibility.\nSound judgement and the ability to make balanced, fair and risk-aware decisions.\nStrong organisation and prioritisation skills.\nExperience analysing data and using insights to support decision-making.\nA commitment to diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and creating positive workplace experiences.\nExperience supporting organisational change programmes.\nConfidence using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.\nA full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.\nWhy Join SeeAbility?\nAt SeeAbility, our values shape everything we do:\nWe believe in each other\nWe learn together to be our best\nWe spark imagination\nRespect is our starting point\nIn return, you'll join a supportive organisation where you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to both colleagues and the people we support. You'll work alongside passionate professionals committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, heard and able to succeed.\nReady to Apply?\nIf you're an experienced employee relations professional looking for an opportunity to influence, support and drive positive people outcomes within a values-led organisation, we'd love to hear from you.\nApply today and help us continue building a workplace where everyone can thrive and belong.\nOur Benefits\nWe don’t just offer jobs - we build careers and celebrate people.\nYour Work-Life Balance\n\n33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)\n\nLife events leave - time off when it matters most\nBuy or sell annual leave\nEnhanced Family-Friendly Pay + Paid Fertility Leave\nCarers Leave\nYour Money Goes Further\n\n£250 monthly bonus draw - fourlucky winners every month\nBlue Light Card + retail discounts & cashback\nAccess to Tickets for Good\nPay reviews + competitive rates\nPension scheme with tools to plan your future\n\nPaid DBS & renewals\nSeason ticket loans\nAdvance Pay & Savings via Stream\nYour Wellbeing Counts\n\nCycle to Work scheme\nLife assurance - 2x annual salary\n\n24/7 Employee Assistance Programme\nFree eye tests\nDiscounted gym membership\nIn-house Wellbeing Coach\nSafeguarding and Promoting Welfare\nSeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. 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