Joanne Freeman

HR Business Partner at Coleg Cambria
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • HR Business Partner
      • May 2022 - Present

      This role involves delivering a high performing and proactive business-focused HR service to designated areas of the College. I currently support Work Based Learning and Employer Engagement, and Life Skills and Adult Learning providing a consistently high standard of HR Service delivery. Duties:> Work in partnership with College managers across the full range of HR matters to provide consistently high standards of HR service > Develop people plans in partnership with directorate/service areas to improve business performance, to include workforce planning, employee engagement and talent management.> Support, guide and coach managers to anticipate and respond to employment issues within their teams.> Provide advice, support and guidance to managers on Employee Relations case work including hearings and appeals> Support and advise managers on organisational change processes (eg TUPE, Redundancy), including advising on consultation documents, 1:1’s with colleagues and communication and engagement with trade union colleagues.> Support managers with identifying and managing performance capability concerns, ensuring that policy and legislative requirements are adhered to. > Responsible for the delivery of timely and effective recruitment services within the directorate/service area> Advise and support managers through the curriculum planning process ensuring that HR best practices are applied. > Oversee and coordinate all aspects of absence management within the directorate/service area to ensure that the health and wellbeing of our colleagues is supported and maintained. > Contribute to and support the development and implementation of policies, processes and projects that support the College’s vision and promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.> Line manage HR advisor and HR administrator roles ensuring that all HR matters are processed in an effective and efficient way. Show less

    • HR Advisor
      • Nov 2007 - May 2022

      This role involved supporting and developing the HR services provided to the College and its staff. I provided a range of generic HR services to managers and staff within defined business areas across the College delivering a high performing and proactive business focused HR service. I worked in partnership with college managers providing a consistently high standard of HR Service delivery. I managed a team of three HR Administrators. Duties:> Supporting, guiding and coaching managers to anticipate and respond to employment issues within their teams.> Providing HR support, guidance and expert advice to colleagues and managers.> Conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations.> Advising and coaching managers with performance, absence and capability reviews. > Developing HR practices, policies and processes to ensure consistency in line with current legalisation. > Organisation of a range of health and well-being initiatives across the college. > Building effective relationships with trade union representatives.> Responsible for the recruitment, selection, assessment and interviewing process including interviewing candidates up to management level. > Preparation of all contractual documentation concerned with the engagement, termination, promotion, or change in conditions for any employee.> Producing HR Management Information Reports.> Demonstrating sensitive and considerate handling of employee issues and gathering organisational intelligence in order to enable overall HR solutions> Absence Management including case management of employees with long term sickness absence, and liaison with the Occupational Health Team.> Coordinating maternity and paternity leave.> Representing the college at court hearings. > Ensuring all HR administrative records are updated and maintained. Show less

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • HR Administrator
      • Nov 2004 - Nov 2007

      I supported the Human Resources Manager, by providing a range of administrative services. This included managing the recruitment and selection process by conducting interviews, advertising vacancies, CV screening, conducting company inductions, liaising with recruitment agencies and drawing up job descriptions. Other duties included absence management, preparing contractual documentation, managing health and safety, organising employee appraisals, conducting exit interviews, organising training, note taking at disciplinary interviews and producing HR reports. It also involved being an initial contact for human resource related issues within the organisation providing advice and assistance to line managers and employees on a range of issues including recruitment, training, reward and relations. Show less

Education

  • Wrexham Glyndŵr University
    CIPD PDS Programme, HR
    2005 - 2009
  • University of Chester
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations
    2001 - 2004
  • Ellesmere Port Catholic High
    1994 - 2001

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