HR Assistant

Witherslack Group; Chorley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

7 weeks' holiday

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing tools

Health care cash plan

Discounts & offers

Job summary

Witherslack Group in Lupton is seeking a friendly HR Assistant to join our dedicated team. You will support our Children's Homes, Schools, Clinical Teams and Group with day-to-day HR administration and new starter onboarding, ensuring accurate employee records.

You will handle administration queries, work with departmental managers to maintain compliance, and contribute to safer recruitment and safeguarding of our children and young people.

Qualifications

• Excellent administration skills and a high degree of computer literacy.
• A meticulous and organised working approach with a keen eye for accuracy.
• Multi-tasking experience whilst maintaining excellent customer service with stakeholders.

Skills

Administration

Organizational skills

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Up to £26,000 (dependent on experience) + Excellent Benefits

Those huge small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That's what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we're proud to have a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

We are looking for a HR Assistant to join our friendly, hardworking and dedicated team, based at our beautiful location in Lupton. You will support our Children's Homes, Schools, Clinical Teams and Group with their onboarding of new starters and be responsible for day to day HR administration and employee records.

You will also deal with all administration queries relating to your area and work closely alongside department managers to ensure compliance. Meanwhile, you will also make sure that our staff are recruited in line with safer recruitment practices and onboarding, which is crucial to the safeguarding of our children and young people.

What we do for you

We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you'll get:

• Salary: Base salary of up to £26,000
• Training: Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 7 weeks' holiday
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance - check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Health Care Cash Plan so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities

Bring your whole-self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone's differences as that's what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We'll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast‑growing organisation, where you're free to achieve your potential. Here's what we need from you;

• Excellent administration skills and a high degree of computer literacy
• A meticulous and organised working approach with a keen eye for accuracy
• Multi-tasking experience whilst maintaining excellent customer service with stakeholders The ability to form good working relationships with colleagues.

Join the UK's best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself .

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

To view our ex-offenders policy please click here .

To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.q