HR Adviser

Gordon Yates Recruitment Consultancy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is looking for an HR Adviser for a 6-month temporary position based near Tower Hill. This role involves maintaining the DBS tracker, advising on compliance with DBS checks, and providing administrative support to the HR Director. Candidates should have experience in HR administration, knowledge of HR policies and safeguarding practices, and a CIPD qualification is preferred. The role comes with a salary of £35K, or £22 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration or advisory roles.
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and best practice.
• Understanding of safeguarding, DBS processes, and data protection (GDPR).

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain the DBS tracker with all applicants.
• Advise staff on which roles require a DBS check.
• Communicate with DBS applicants about requirements.
• Carry out ID checks on DBS applicants.
• Manage invoicing and seek sign off for payments.
• Support the Colleges Safeguarding Oversight Panel.
• Provide administrative support to the Director of HR.
• Maintain safeguarding records in line with GDPR.
• Act as Data Protection lead for the HR team.
• Maintain an up-to-date register of HR policies.

Skills

HR administration

Knowledge of HR policies

Understanding of safeguarding and DBS processes

Data protection (GDPR)

Education

CIPD qualification or working towards accreditation

Job description

Overview

HR Adviser - 6 Month Temporary basis; £35K £22 An Hour Based Near Tower Hill. Our client is an established non-profit membership Healthcare organisation.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain the DBS tracker with all applicants and any relevant information. This document must be regularly updated throughout the whole DBS process so effective tracking of all applications can take place.
• Advise, give guidance and be the main point of contact to staff and managers regarding which College roles require a DBS check, ensuring this is updated in the tracker and that DBS checks are in place prior to a start date with the College.
• Communicate with DBS applicants to ensure they know what is required of them and why, and that they know which documents to provide to ensure a smooth DBS checking process.
• Carry out ID checks on all DBS applicants, ensuring that information is correctly recorded. (A full list of IDs we accept, are found in the ID Checking Guidelines for Applicants document).
• Carry out checks on completed certificates, ensuring that information is correctly recorded.
• Manage invoicing and seek appropriate sign off for invoices to ensure prompt payments are made.
• Ensure that the Colleges Safeguarding Oversight Panel process is supported and well-coordinated, being responsible for its administration. This will include the collation and dissemination of all appropriate documentation, through to ensuring that outcomes are recorded and appropriately communicated by the correct individuals.
• Provide administrative support to the Director of HR and the Colleges Safeguarding Leads in the appropriate management of safeguarding issues and cases.
• Maintain all safeguarding records and ensure that all case files, documentation, communications, and formal outcomes are saved in an appropriate manner in line with GDPR requirements. This includes updating necessary trackers.
• Act as Data Protection lead for the HR team, sitting on the Data Protection staff group.
• Ensure that the College is kept up-to-date and operates within Government legislation on GDPR
• To keep an up-to-date register of all HR owned policies and procedures, including maintaining an accurate policy review timetable.
• Ensure that policies are reviewed by appropriate team members and kept up to date, in line with the policy review timetable.

About you

• Experience in HR administration or advisory roles.
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and best practice.
• Understanding of safeguarding, DBS processes, and data protection (GDPR).
• CIPD qualification or working towards CIPD accreditation.

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