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HR Manager

Salary £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Location Manston, Kent
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This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

We are currently recruiting for a HR Manager to support our people managers and employees at our Manston Short-Term Holding Facility in Kent. This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role will be based at our Manston Short-Term Holding Facility site in Kent.

MTCs mission is to provide a safe, secure, caring and compassionate welfare and security service to detained people at Manston. Our service users are new arrivals who have crossed the channel hoping to claim asylum in the UK, and we support them whilst their asylum process gets underway.

The role

We are looking for a HR Manger who is passionate about fostering a culture of growth and development through coaching and relationship building. In this role you will lead initiatives to support our employee’s professional development, enhance team dynamics and cultivate a positive work environment. You will work closely with our managers and employees at all levels to provide guidance and support.

Experience and Skills Required

Some of the key responsibilities for the role are:

  • Providing proactive, professional and customer centric support to the business.
  • Acting as a commercially aware, focused, business minded HR professional.
  • CIPD level 5 or equivalent.
  • Proven experience in supporting and advising operational managers with HR practices, processes and cases, including employee relations and absence management.
  • Applying progressive HR solutions that meet the business needs through transactional initiatives.
  • Helping to drive healthy business culture in line with the MTC business values and strategy.
  • Providing reports and analysis of these to senior managers as required.
  • Supporting the HR Business Partner with contract specific projects and initiatives as required, including areas such as policy, reward and wellbeing.
  • Keep up to date with employment law changes and implement in conjunction with the business as necessary.
  • Ensure the team and self are compliant with data protection and ensuring this through the administration of employee data.
  • Develop and maintain key relationships with key stakeholders.
  • The role will require to be vetted to an appropriate level, including a DBS and Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC). Security clearance to work on site will be approved by the Home Office, once all checks are complete.

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply now and our recruitment team will be in touch.

What can we offer you?

We are ambitious. We are innovative. We care. Our focus is on transforming the lives of detained people in our care, by providing quality and timely services to those most in need. We have a culture that promotes respect and empathy for all detainees and colleagues alike.

MTC have some fantastic benefits to offer our employees. We care about your wellbeing, so we offer a ‘wellbeing day’ each year, as well as free counselling and support via our Employee Assistance Provider. We offer a pension up to 10%, Life Assurance, cycle to work scheme and fast-track development opportunities. More details below.

Our recruitment process

MTC is committed to fairly and inclusively assessing all applicants, first and foremost based on their skills and suitability for the role. We will only ask questions about lived experience and criminal history at the appropriate time for security and vetting checks. We truly believe that individuals can turn their lives around and MTC supports individuals to ‘Be the Difference’ and transform their lives and the lives of others.

We focus on transforming lives and making a difference through education, training and employment (ETE).

Building on the successes of MTC in the US, by providing opportunities to change for individuals in danger of entering, or already in the criminal justice system. With our support, they’re able to transform their lives, turning away from crime to become stronger, more positive members of their community. Building on our experience in custody and probation by winning bids, we’ll bring our ETE-led focus and commitment to delivering the right services in the right ways to these prisons. We’re working to enter the education market to help individuals drive positive change in their lives and unlock their potential.

We need people who have the necessary skills and knowledge alongside a passion to create real change.

Benefits

Pension

We’ll automatically enrol you into our Workplace Pension scheme three months after your start date.

Holiday

We offer 25 days’ holiday each year.

Years of service

We recognise service and dedication to MTC through our rewards programmes.

Recommend a
friend

We’ll reward you with up to £500 if you introduce us to someone who eventually joins us.

Employee assistance
programme

We provide confidential support and professional counselling services.

Unlocking potential
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We’ll recognise your contribution to helping us reach our goals in line with our values.

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