We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's more than just homes that make a community - it's the people. That's why we build homes and manage communities where everyone can thrive.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're a part of our cause.

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We are excited to recruit two HR Graduates as part of our 2023 graduate programme, known internally as our Emerging Talent programme.

As our HR Graduate you'll work closely with our Shared Services teams to develop your HR generalist skills with HR Admin, Payroll and Recruitment, developing to further explore other “centres of excellence” such as; Recruitment Reward, Talent & Development & Employee Relations.

This role is a hybrid role, meaning you will spend a minimum of 2 – 3 days a week in our Preston Office with other members of the People Services team. Learning from those around you, understanding processes, building rapport and supporting each other in an environment where no two days are likely to be the same. The multi-team office space will highlight the variety of roles and opportunities a career in HR can aswell as giving you chance to build relationships through in work social events – our HR team are know for their lunchtime buffets and Christmas charity missions.

This is an exciting time to join our People Team as we transform into a truly centralised function, this is a role will great opportunities for development as we undertake a number of additional projects you can be involved gaining experience within the team.

The start date for this role is September 2023 which will include a week long induction in Leeds including introductions to the Executive Team, a tour of Places for People housing stock & social opportunities for you to meet the rest of the 2023 Emerging Talent cohort.

The two-year programme will support you to develop the core skills, behaviours and technical ability to develop into a successful HR professional, with transferable skills across multiple HR disciplines. The role will benefit from close mentorship from our Chief People Officer

For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

You'll be educated to a graduate-level with a degree within a related specialism in either HR or General Humanities. The ideal candidate will be adaptable and show a willingness to learn an consider completion of either a level 5 or level 7 CIPD professional qualification, relevant to HR, which Places for People will support you with.

As a member of the People Team, you will be able to maintain a level of confidentiality and be comfortable dealing with sensitive information. You'll have a customer-centric approach to your ways of working, keeping our customer at the heart of what we do. As we embark on our transformational journey you'll be a positive, change champion.

A keen eye for detail and the ability to work with a high volume of work is key to thriving within this role.

The application process is designed to support you to showcase your personality, strong communicators and candidates who embody our SPIRIT values will be looked upon favourably.

Benefits

You'll join our Emerging Talent programme which brings together SPIRITed and talented individuals from across Places for People. The programme is designed to provide you with a wide range of skills, business insight and sector specific knowledge over two years. You'll learn a lot and quickly, you'll get exposure to some of our senior leaders as well being connected to a business mentor to support you throughout. You'll be encouraged and empowered to flourish and thrive within a nurturing environment. Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse ad pioneering environment.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

What's next?

Hopefully what you've read here has got you excited and wanting to apply. The first step of the application process should take around 20 minutes. You'll be asked to complete your personal details, academic history and provide us some additional supporting information about you. Don't worry you should know all of the answers. The next part of the application form is asking you to complete a few additional questions, these will ask you to consider your reason for applying, what you want out of the Emerging Talent programme and how you would address current societal issues. Take your time over these, your answers will be shared and may lead to additional questions throughout the application process.

Finally, you'll be asked to upload a CV, this should include an overview of your work history so far, don't forget to include any volunteering you've done. You will need to make sure this includes all of your academic achievements, from GCSE to your most recent qualifications.

Once we've been able to review your application and CV, successful candidates will be sent invites to complete a video interview. This gives you the opportunity to give us more information and offer insight into the person behind the CV.