HR Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated HR Assistant to join their team in a beautiful location. This role is vital in supporting Children’s Homes and Schools, ensuring compliance with recruitment practices, and managing employee records. With a focus on making a positive impact on young people's lives, this organization offers a rewarding salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowances and medical cover. Join a team that values diversity and provides an opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

7 weeks’ holiday

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and employee records management.
• Ability to ensure compliance with recruitment practices.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding new starters and handle day-to-day HR administration.
• Work closely with department managers to ensure compliance.

Skills

Excellent administration skills

High computer literacy

Organized approach

Multitasking

Stakeholder customer service

Building good working relationships

Job description

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Salary: £23,500 increasing to £25,000 on successful completion of probation

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 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 onboarding new starters and be responsible for day-to-day HR administration and employee records.

You will also handle all administration queries related to your files and work closely with department managers to ensure compliance. Additionally, you'll ensure staff recruitment aligns with safer recruitment practices and onboarding, which is crucial for safeguarding 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 care sector. With us, you’ll make a genuine difference in the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: Base salary of £23,500 - £25,000 depending on experience
• Holiday: 7 weeks’ holiday
• Flexible benefits package: allowing you to adjust holiday allowance, pension, and life insurance
• Wellbeing: a range of wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance
• Medical cover: reimbursement for opticians, dentists, and more, plus high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities

Bring your whole-self to work

At Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences, which makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from diverse backgrounds and have different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, enabling us to engage, encourage, and inspire them to be themselves. We offer you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organization where you can achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you:

• Excellent administration skills and high computer literacy
• A meticulous, organized approach with a keen eye for accuracy
• Experience multitasking while maintaining excellent stakeholder customer service
• The ability to build good working relationships with colleagues

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve a career with purpose, in an environment where you can 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 (cost covered by us). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all community sections.

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