HR Apprentice

TN United Kingdom; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an HR apprentice to join its dynamic team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across various HR functions, including recruitment and learning & development. You will be supported by a dedicated mentor and provided with a structured training plan to help you succeed in your career. With a commitment to developing talent from within, this apprenticeship will equip you with the skills and qualifications needed for a successful future in HR. Join a company that values its employees and offers a friendly, professional environment.

Benefits

Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days + Bank Holidays

Health Screening

Life Assurance

Day off on your birthday

Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid

Peer recognition programme

Colleague referral bonus

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Free Pizza on the last Friday of every month

Qualifications

• Keen interest in HR and people-related matters.
• Excellent computer and keyboard skills, particularly with Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment with CV screening and arranging interviews.
• Respond to HR queries and ensure timely communication.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Administrative Skills

Computer Skills

Communication Skills

Proactive Approach

Education

GCSE English (Grade C/4/5)

GCSE Maths (Grade C/4/5)

Tools

Microsoft Applications

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Apprenticeships are in our DNA here at Churchill. We have a track record of developing our apprentices from A level equivalent qualifications all the way to degree education if that is the path you want to take. Many of our senior leaders started out their working lives as apprentices, including our Chairman and CEO.

Why join an apprenticeship with Churchill Retirement?

We are a growing company and apprentices are an important part of our growth plans. We want to set you up for success, not only in your apprenticeship, but in your future career. So regardless of which apprenticeship you are taking with us, you can expect:

• To gain a recognised qualification in the profession of your choice, all fully funded from your apprenticeship training provider.
• To join a network of other apprentices, in other departments across the business, to learn together and support one another.
• A day a week to focus on your qualification, attend lectures with your training provider, or spend time working on assignments or projects.
• A workplace mentor who supports you day to day, and helps you apply your learning and develop your skills in the workplace.
• Additional training from our Training Academy team to provide you with the skills you will need as you progress your career.
• A workplace buddy, who is an additional friendly face to support you, that has been through an apprenticeship programme with us, and knows, first hand, what it is like.
• A permanent role on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

About the role

It is an exciting time here at Churchill Retirement Living, and we are recruiting for an HR apprentice to support the HR team in our Head Office based in Ringwood.

Reporting into the Head of Human Resources, you will support the HR team across the entire employee lifecycle for 700 colleagues. During the apprenticeship, you will spend time in our Recruitment, HR, and Learning and Development teams to gain a rounded experience of a busy and professional HR team.

Your role will be office-based and will include a variety of duties where you will learn to assist activities that support the attraction, wellbeing, and development of our colleagues.

Duties will include:

• Supporting the recruitment team with screening CVs, advertising vacancies, shortlisting candidates, and arranging interviews.
• Responding to queries in the HR mailboxes and ensuring that all colleagues receive timely responses to their queries.
• Producing documentation e.g., new starter offers and contracts, promotions, employee changes, and references.
• Ensuring our HR system (PeopleHR) is kept up to date with any employee updates.
• Assisting with the starter and leaver processes.
• Supporting the learning & development team with organising training.
• Providing a high level of customer service to all of our colleagues.

An apprenticeship with Churchill Retirement Living also offers a professional, friendly, and family values working environment where vital ‘soft’ skills such as report writing, communication, teamwork, and effective and efficient working practices will be developed.

The hours of work are Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 5.30 pm, and Fridays are 9 am to 5 pm.

What Qualification do I get?

On successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will gain the following qualifications:

• HR support Level 3 apprenticeship, which provides associate membership to the Chartered Institute of Professional Development.

What opportunities are there for progression?

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will have a broad base of knowledge and experience that will set you up for your future career in HR. Natural progression is to an HR administrator, HR advisor, then HR Business Partner, or you may choose to pursue a role in Recruitment or Learning and Development.

About you

This is a busy and varied support role. To be successful, you will need:

• A keen interest in HR and people-related matters.
• Previous work experience, ideally in a role that requires interaction with customers or people.
• Excellent computer and keyboard skills, particularly relating to Microsoft applications.
• Good interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of colleagues.
• Proactive approach to work.
• Accurate & Methodical.
• Confidential & Discreet.
• A willingness to learn and develop.

Upon joining the programme, you will need the following qualifications:

• GCSE or equivalent English (Grade C/4/5) – Essential.
• GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade C/4/5) – Essential.

How you’ll be rewarded:

• Starting Salary of £10,159.
• Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days + Bank Holidays.
• Health Screening.
• Life Assurance.
• Day off on your birthday.
• Gain industry-recognised qualifications.

We have excellent colleague benefits including:

• Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid.
• Colleague well-being initiatives and ambassadors.
• Peer recognition programme.
• Colleague referral bonus.
• Access to Employee Assistance programme.
• Land introduction bonus.
• Friends & family discount against the cost of a new Churchill apartment.
• Charitable match-funding programme for colleagues wishing to raise money for their chosen charities.
• Free Pizza on the last Friday of every month.

About Churchill

We’re a family-run, privately-owned business, and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing over 700 people and growing all the time.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, and purpose-built one and two-bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Our developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind, and independence.

We’ve won a host of awards; most recently, we have been recognised by The Sunday Times as the 3rd Best Company to Work For, and in 2016, we became the first-ever retirement living specialist to be named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.

Next steps

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply for this job.

Selection Process: July 2023.

Start Date: September 4th, 2023.

Please note, your details will be shared with our partner Ixion to check eligibility for the programme.