HR Assistant

HR Assistant  

Salary: £23,396 per annum

Location Newent, Gloucester  

12 month FTC  

Full Time - 37 hours per week   (Part time working patterns maybe considered)

Closing Date – 26th August 2022  

Our client are currently recruiting for a HR Assistant to join their friendly People Team - so if you are looking for a new challenge this could be the role for you. 

They are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic and efficient colleague who has strong HR administration and communication skills. Within this role you will be working within the People Team supporting on all functions and aspects of HR. You will be responsible for providing a responsive and customer focused end to end administration service. 

You will provide support on all aspects of HR Administration from payroll administration to recruitment and onboarding, preparing contracts of employment, preparing information packs and documents for meetings, running monthly reports, maintaining HR information systems and providing general administration within the team. 

They focus on the delivery of a high-performing, customer-focussed, people service to the Group, with specific emphasis on excellence, efficiency, and continuous improvement.    

Key responsibilities will include:     

• Effectively coordinate the employment cycle for colleagues as appropriate while ensuring adherence to GDPR and Data Protection regulations.   

• Support the delivery of an effective onboarding programme for all new starters.  

• Support reward and recognition activities, ensuring accurate information is provided to payroll, developing and promoting colleague engagement events and producing reports.   

• Provide support and guidance to line managers to facilitate the recruiting process.   

• Support the management of the Apprenticeship Scheme.   

• To produce reports, undertake project work and attend meetings as required.   

• Source, coordinate and monitor corporate training events. 

• Being part of a highly motivated team who seek to make a difference in everything they do.   

They’re looking for someone has:     

• Good general experience of working in a human resource team at entry level with a willingness to learn and develop your knowledge of the HR profession and the housing sector.   

• A good written and verbal communicator   

• Ability to time-manage, set priorities and work to strict deadlines, as well as problem solve and decision-make.  

• Has great self-awareness and recognises the real importance of confidentiality and undertakes their role with personality and passion. 

• Takes ownership and accountability for the delivery of their day-to-day tasks, raising issues quickly and working with their line manager to address these effectively.   

• Proficient in utilising HR systems and Microsoft Office to support employees and the business.   

• Ability to build effective relationships with a range of employees including stakeholders  

• CIPD qualification level three or five or equivalent or working towards would be an advantage.  

About Them   

People lie at the heart of the companys success and they offer great rewards in return for great contributions from their staff.   

They have always been deeply committed to training, motivating, and developing their staff in a variety of ways, and their continuing focus on this has been recognised by several prestigious external organisations. Thye’ve also won awards for their apprenticeship training programme.   

Here are just a few of the many reasons why they – and others – think it is an excellent organisation to work for.   

• They’re a not-for-profit community association that makes a real difference to the lives of thousands of people.   

• They work in a modern, environmentally-friendly office, which has been nationally-accredited for energy-efficiency, sustainability, and workplace safety.   

• They offer a flexible approach to working styles and work-life balance, including agile working policies and their job-share and part-time contracts.   

• They believe in having fun at work too! They run social events, summer barbecues, morning briefings with breakfast thrown in, an annual all-staff awayday and there’s always a plentiful supply of cake to raise money for charity and celebrate special occasions!   

• They support every member of staff to provide one day each year to support community projects that are really valued by the organisations and charities they help through activities such as gardening, litter picking, and painting.