HR Assistant

Job description

Overview of Role

As our HR Assistant, you will be an important part of a busy and supportive HR team, contributing to a wide range of activities that sit at the heart of effective people operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to begin or grow their career in Human Resources.

In this role, you will provide day‑to‑day support across core HR functions, helping to deliver practical, measurable outcomes for the business. Your early responsibilities will focus on administrative and office-based tasks, giving you the chance to build confidence with our systems, processes, and procedures. As you develop, you will work closely with both the HR Advisor and HR Director on a variety of tasks and projects, gaining exposure to all aspects of the HR lifecycle.

This role is designed to give you a strong foundation in HR, with structured guidance and hands on experience. For the right person, there will be clear opportunities to progress and build a long term career within the HR profession.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the full recruitment cycle, including drafting job adverts, posting vacancies, and managing candidate applications.
• Scheduling interviews, preparing interview materials, and supporting hiring managers with timely candidate communication.
• Understanding the process of offer letters, contracts, and pre‑employment documentation.
• Assisting with pre‑employment checks such as references, right‑to‑work verification, and background screening.
• Assisting in the organisation of induction day logistics, preparing welcome packs, and ensuring new starters have a smooth, well‑structured onboarding experience.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment and onboarding records, trackers, and documentation.
• Maintaining organised and compliant employee files and HR documentation.
• Preparing HR letters, forms, templates, and internal communications.
• Assisting with policy updates, formatting, and document control.
• Working closely with the HR Advisor and HR Director to gain exposure across all areas of HR.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Level 3 CIPD Human Resource Management or Degree in Human Resource Management
• Strong ability in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel, in particular)

Desired Skills and Experience

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in an HR department or office environment

Finding the right people is important to us and transferrable skills are always welcome.  We value potential and are open to candidates who may not have every listed skill.

Our Benefits

• A generous holiday scheme starting at 25 days holiday increasing by 1 day each year to 28 days after 3 years of service.
• Life Assurance of 4x your basic salary
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, adoption and shared parental leave benefits
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Westfield Health Cashplan
• 1 Volunteering Day for your chosen charity each year.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not tolerate discriminatory behaviour of any kind, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Core working hours are Monday – Friday 9.00am – 17.30pm.

This is a permanent full-time position based on 37.5 hours (Monday – Friday) however we’re fully open to discussing part-time flexible working requirements. We also operate a smart working policy.