Employee Relations ConsultantPermanent ContractMedway, Kent - Hybrid working£37-43K Per Annum SalaryWe are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Consultant to provide expert HR advice, guidance and coaching to managers on a wide range of employee relations matters, with a particular focus on sickness absence management within Children''s Services.This role will support the implementation and embedding of the sickness absence policy, processes, toolkits and recording systems, helping managers manage absence effectively and consistently while contributing to a reduction in overall absence levels.Key Responsibilities Manage a caseload of sickness absence and ill-health cases, ensuring timely and consistent case management.Provide professional HR advice and guidance to investigating officers, hearing chairs and appeal panels on employee relations matters.Support managers with complex employee relations issuesCoach and support managers to ensure the consistent and fair application of policies and procedures.Analyse sickness absence data, provide insight, conclusions and recommendations, and develop action plans with service managers.Act as HR lead for formal investigations where required.Design and deliver training and coaching for managers on employee relations topics, working with Learning and Development teams where appropriate.Contribute to the review and development of HR policies, procedures and templates, identifying improvements through casework experience.Build ..... full job details .....