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Who we are:

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children. We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers.

Within our Adult Services, we support people to understand their diagnosis and how this may impact on their life and the lives of those around them. Our residential services provide accommodation and support for autistic adults 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day in urban and rural settings. We also provide supported living services for autistic adults who need extra help to live in their own homes or within our accommodation.

We have developed our education offer into a diverse network of independent schools and programmes which are relied upon by hundreds of people across the UK. We provide a wide range of services to support autistic children and young people. We improve and enhance education, care and experiences to help autistic children and young people fulfil their potential.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: (url removed)/

Who we are looking for:

In this new role, we are looking for a proactive, solutions focused Employee Relations Manager who has the drive and commitment to work hard for the benefit of autistic people, their families and supporters.

This is a great role to work with a newly formed team driving forward plans and solutions to improve the employee experience.   Hard work and resilience are required but the rewards will be inspiring.  This role will be our go to for ER and ER Change resolution so exceptional understanding of ER policy, practice and the application of employment law is required.  You will develop the confidence and capability of line managers and mentor HR colleagues to develop experience and expertise.  You will ensure ER matters are resolved quickly and effectively within the frameworks available.

Working closely with our HRBP’s you will use information about ER in the organisation to influence improvements in people policy and practice.  You should have experience of working at pace, managing diverse and complex ER and ER Change. 

Sector experience is not essential but you should have at least an understanding of working within a regulatory framework in education, social care and charity.

This role is 35 hours per week but with a great benefit of working a 9-day fortnight.

Salary £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.

To view the job description please click here 

What we can offer you:

- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card 

Where you will be working:

Homebased

About our application process:

When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role. 

For more information about this job please contact insert: Julie Birtwistle – Acting Assistant Director of People (url removed)

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We are not accepting applications from Agencies