HR Assistant

Sage Homes; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing provider in Northampton seeks a proactive HR Assistant to join their team. The role involves handling HR queries, managing employee data, and supporting various HR activities. Ideal candidates have HR experience and strong communication skills. The position offers excellent benefits, including flexible working and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Annual discretionary bonus

Health cash plan

Study support package

Workplace pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric car scheme

Wellbeing support

Paid volunteering leave

Charity fundraising support

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar HR role.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries.
• Manage the HR inbox.
• Maintain accurate employee data and support payroll processes.
• Produce employee letters and contract amendments.
• Support HR processes including onboarding, leavers.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

Organisational skills

Job description

About Sage Homes

Sage Homes is an innovative Blackstone and Regis business addressing the housing crisis in England by making good homes affordable for people across the country who need them.

Since 2017 we have delivered around 17,000 new homes across affordable rent, shared ownership and social rent for individuals and families. In 2021 Sage Homes became the largest provider of new affordable housing in England, and we continue to deliver high quality affordable homes across the country.

We have invested more than £3 billion into high-quality affordable housing. Our entrepreneurial spirit combined with our technical expertise has got us to where we are today and will enable future sustainable growth.

About The Role

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional HR support and keen to grow your career in a dynamic and people-focused environment? We’re looking for an organised and proactive HR Assistant to join our HR team, providing first-line support and ensuring smooth delivery across a wide range of HR activities including employee relations, reward, performance, and engagement.

This is a permanent role based from our Northampton office 4 days per week and 1 day remote if required.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Manage the HR inbox and redirect queries to the appropriate team members.
• Maintain accurate employee data and support payroll processes.
• Produce and issue employee letters and contract amendments.
• Support HR processes including onboarding, leavers, and low-level ER cases.

About You

• Previous experience in a similar HR role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

We are committed to ensuring you have the best career here at Sage. As well as regular support and guidance from your manager you can expect to receive a variety of learning and development opportunities to support you as you grow within our business. This includes internally and externally delivered development programmes and opportunities to study for professional accreditations and qualifications.

Culture And Benefits

At Sage Homes, we want to empower diverse, ambitious people to thrive. We are fast-paced and inclusive, and encourage our people to use their passion, curiosity and inventiveness to help us create safe places for our customers to flourish.

To make sure our colleagues feel welcome and cared for, we provide a suite of excellent benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday, and an additional day for every year’s service (up to five years)
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• A health cash plan, with financial support for a range of options including physiotherapy, opticians, dental and private online GP sessions
• Study support package, helping you achieve your personal and professional development ambitions
• Workplace Pension - matching personal contributions up to 5%
• Cycle to Work scheme, helping you save up to 40% on a new bike and accessories
• Electric car scheme, enabling you to rent a brand-new electric car at low-cost payments
• Wellbeing support through MyndUp
• Two days’ paid volunteering leave a year, allowing you to support causes you care about
• Charity fundraising support, with match-funding up to £1,000 for good causes