HR Assistant: Frontline People & Onboarding Support

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Denbighshire County Council is seeking an HR Assistant to provide first-line HR support to employees and managers across the Authority, including school-based staff. You will guide day-to-day HR queries and assist with the full employee lifecycle from recruitment to leavers.

You will ensure accurate records, support recruitment checks, and work with HR systems to maintain data and documentation in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience supporting recruitment and pre-employment checks.
• Knowledge of DBS, Right to Work and reference checking.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently with escalation as needed.
• Experience using HR systems such as i-Trent.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for HR queries by phone, email and in person.
• Provide advice and guidance on recruitment, leave, employee relations, terms and conditions and general HR matters.
• Administer employee lifecycle processes including new starters, transfers and leavers.
• Support recruitment administration, including vacancy packs and contractual documentation.
• Complete and monitor safer recruitment checks (DBS, references, Right to Work, qualification and EWC checks).
• Ensure employee data is accurately maintained on HR systems.
• Notify Payroll of relevant pay-related transactions.
• Maintain and update the HR intranet and associated documentation.
• Provide administrative support to the HR Management Team and HR Business Partners.
• Attend employee relations meetings and take minutes when required.
• Assist with HR projects and process improvements.
• Ensure all HR processes are completed in line with council policies, procedures and agreed timescales.

Skills

HR administration

Employee lifecycle

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Independent working

HR systems

Tools

i-Trent

Job description

Denbighshire County Council is seeking an HR Assistant to provide first-line HR support to employees and managers across the Authority, including school-based staff. You will guide day-to-day HR queries and assist with the full employee lifecycle from recruitment to leavers.

You will ensure accurate records, support recruitment checks, and work with HR systems to maintain data and documentation in a timely manner.