People and Culture Assistant

SALARY: £29,794 to £31,560

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term (up to 12 months)

POSITION TYPE: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: 35 hours per week

MAIN LOCATION: Hybrid, including two days in office (based at Thistle House in Edinburgh)

Why apply for this role?

As People and Culture Assistant, you will have the opportunity to support the delivery of our People Strategy and be at the heart of delivering our organisational vision.

This is an exciting time to join the CHS People and Culture team as the organisation continues to evolve in line with the delivery of ‘The Promise’ and wider sector transformation. Your insight will be crucial in delivering high quality People services and facilitating ongoing engagement with our colleagues. You will be working within a small team continuing to build our People Culture and ensure that CHS is a great place to work now and in the future. While this role is a temporary one you will have opportunities to input into our team’s and wider organisation’s ways of working.

Please find instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.

Key responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the People and Culture in relation to work across the team such as policy development and review, working in partnership with our CHS Team Forum to ensure that all employment and organisational development procedures, processes and people related activities best fit CHS, legislation and remain current and sustainable
• Provide first line support to line managers, colleagues and manage the HR inbox
• Contribute to continuous improvement of efficient systems and procedures which support the daily functions of the People and Culture Team, ensuring information is managed appropriately and in accordance with data protection requirements

Our People and Culture team

Our People and Culture Team (internally known as People Operations Team) currently comprises of Director of People and Culture, two People and Culture Partners, People and Culture Coordinator and People and Culture Assistant. In the wider People and Culture directorate, we also work closely with our National Wellbeing Manager, Recruitment and Retention Managers (volunteers) and Recruitment and Retention Coordinator (volunteers). The role of the team is to support our National Team consisting of just under 100 colleagues. We want to ensure our people have the right tools and resources in place to work toward our vision and mission. The team is passionate about delivering quality as well as creative People service. You will support this small, dynamic and innovative team while collaborating with other departments and teams across the wider organisation.

Life at CHS

As an organisation that works within the Children’s Hearings System, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people. Our values are at the very heart of what we do every day. By working with us, you’ll be joining a diverse community of colleagues and volunteers.

At CHS we are proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself.

We offer an excellent benefits package, from health and wellness to finances and family. including: generous annual leave, flexible working and other leave policies, fantastic pension, Employee Assistance Programme, development opportunities and wider employee wellbeing initiatives.

You can read more about our core values on our website as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working to flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme – check out our full benefits summary.

Diversity and Inclusion

CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application and assessment process, and upon joining us.

How to apply

For more details, please download the application pack which includes a full job description and a person specification.

Access the application form today. Please note that CVs are not accepted.

If you would like to discuss any different working requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact jobs@CHS.gov.scot. 

Closing Date: midnight on Tuesday 29 April. Interview is anticipated to be on Thursday 8 May.