Assistant HR Business Partner

Medirest Signature; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR service provider in Chorley seeks an Assistant HR Business Partner to support employee relations and manage HR projects. This full-time, permanent role is perfect for someone with a CIPD level 5 and significant HR experience, offering benefits like 25 days of vacation, hybrid working, a local government pension, and healthcare cash plans.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid/agile working from day one

Local Government pension

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cashback website access

Volunteering days

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in HR casework including conduct and performance management.
• Enthusiastic and willing to progress in HR.
• Ability to work well with different stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support positive employee relations and health management.
• Implement organisational change and recruitment processes.
• Manage HR projects and transactional processes.

Skills

Generalist HR experience

Change management

Employment law

Employee relations

Effective communication

Education

CIPD level 5

Job description

Overview

Role: Assistant HR Business Partner

Location: Chorley and South Ribble

Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary: 34,434 - 39,152

Closing Date: 12 October 2025

If you are looking to take your HR skills to the next level, this is the role for you. By joining us you will be supporting the delivery of excellent services through brilliant people across Chorley and South Ribble. We are committed to exceptional people management and need the right person to help take us forward on this journey. This is a development role and is ideal for someone who has completed their CIPD level 5 and is looking to progress their HR career, or someone with significant generalist HR experience.

What you'll be doing

You will support positive employee relations, including attendance and health and wellbeing, and will have experience of HR casework including conduct and performance management. You will be involved in implementing organisational change, transactional processes, recruitment, and HR projects.

Who we're looking for

You'll have experience of generalist HR including change management, employment law, employee relations. You may have experience supporting HR projects. You'll be enthusiastic and willing to progress in the role. You'll be an effective communicator and the ability to work well with a variety of different stakeholders. Other requirements This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the Contact Us form on our careers website.