HR Assistant (10-month fixed term)

Cornerstone Healthcare Group; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS coverage

Cycle to Work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Refer a friend scheme

Annual pay reviews

On-site parking

Staff recognition rewards

Uniform provided

Career development opportunities

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Cornerstone Healthcare Group is seeking an experienced Fixed Term HR Assistant to support South Africa Lodge in Waterlooville. The role focuses on essential HR administration with care to residents and staff.

You’ll manage onboarding, maintain employee records, ensure GDPR compliance, and use HRIS systems. The position supports absence management, employee relations tasks, and data reporting in a healthcare setting. CIPD progression is welcomed.

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience, ideally within an HR environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using an HR Information System.
• CIPD qualification or willingness to pursue one.
• Experience in healthcare or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of HR processes and employment practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage new starter administration, including onboarding and probation review dates.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems with GDPR compliance.
• Support absence management, including reporting and returns-to-work docs.
• Provide admin support for Employee Relations activities and meetings.
• Monitor mandatory training, DBS checks and professional registrations.
• Produce HR reports and workforce data for audits and decision making.

Skills

HR admin

Organisational skills

MS Office

Confidentiality

Communication skills

GDPR

Education

CIPD qualification or willingness

Tools

People Planner

HRIS systems

Job description

Are you an experienced and compassionate HR Assistant looking to make a real difference in people’s lives?

Cornerstone Healthcare is proud to be an award-winning provider of specialist care, and we’re looking for a dedicated Fixed Term HR Assistant to join our supportive team at South Africa Lodge.

South Africa Lodge is a 99-bed home providing exceptional care across six specialised units. We support residents living with complex needs, including neuro-degenerative conditions, dementia, and mental health challenges. Our focus is always on the person, not the diagnosis - creating a safe, comfortable, and dignified environment where residents can truly thrive. We are proud to be rated GOOD with CQC.

We welcome individuals who share our values of respect, openness, care, and kindness.

What You’ll Bring

• Previous administration experience, ideally within an HR environment
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Previous experience using an HR Information System.
• CIPD qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience within a healthcare or regulated environment.
• Knowledge of HR processes and employment practices

Your Working Pattern

• Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm
• 40 hours per week

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage new starter administration, including onboarding, maintaining employee records, creating personnel files, and monitoring probation review dates.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring data integrity, compliance with GDPR requirements, and effective use of People Planner and associated systems.
• Support absence management processes, including recording sickness absence, producing reports, monitoring trigger points, and administering Return to Work documentation.
• Provide administrative support for Employee Relations activities, including preparing correspondence, managing case documentation, and taking notes at HR meetings when required.
• Monitor compliance requirements, including mandatory training, DBS checks, professional registrations, and other regulatory obligations.
• Produce HR reports and management information, maintaining trackers, supporting audits, and providing accurate workforce data to support business decision-making.

Why Join Us?

At Cornerstone Healthcare, you’ll be part of a team that genuinely cares - about our residents, our standards, and one another. We’re proud of our reputation for excellence, and even prouder of the people who make it possible.

If you have the experience, compassion, and drive to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits package worth up to £5,000 (T&C's apply)

• Enhanced pay for overtime and bank holidays
• Monthly overtime raffle – win an extra £200 for picking up shifts
• Career Pathway – A personalised plan for your career
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700 – includes dental, optical and 24/7 mental health support
• Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
• Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
• Subsidised lunch on site
• Recognition and rewards – vouchers, cash bonuses, and long service treats
• Access to the Blue Light Card – over 13,000 discounts
• And much more!

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About The Company

Cornerstone Healthcare Group are a multi award-winning, sector leader with an innovative approach to complex care

Cornerstone specialise in supporting adults of all ages with complex neurological, physical, and mental health needs.

Residents are typically living with neurological degenerative conditions, such as dementia with an underlying mental health condition, and as such are vulnerable and at times prone to challenging behaviours associated with complex conditions. Many have been unable to stay in other settings because their needs have been deemed too high or too challenging.

Operating well-established homes in Waterlooville and Curdridge in Hampshire and Mytchett in Surrey, as well as a new state-of-the-art ‘eco’ home in Bristol, the Group has built a reputation for delivering consistently high standards of care, focusing on the individual journey of each resident.

At Cornerstone, the expert clinical care skills and approach of the team mean that people with the most complex needs can find a place to call home.