HR Coordinator

Advance Housing and Support; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday (25–30 days pro rata)

Perks at Work discounts

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free DBS

Job summary

Advance Housing & Support is seeking an HR Coordinator to join the People Team at our Witney head office on a hybrid basis. The role is 15 contracted hours per week with a flexible pattern and a salary up to £12,578.46 per annum plus a £420.40 geographical allowance.

You will support RTR tasks, payroll changes, and recruitment, while working with HR Advisors to deliver high-quality service to staff and candidates. Closing date is 18 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of employment legislation and HR policies.
• Confident communicator with credibility and reliability.
• Solution-oriented mindset and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Strong administrative background with HR knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Handle HR enquiries via telephone, email and in person.
• Advertise job roles via the applicant tracking system.
• Process pre-employment checks to onboarding in a timely manner.
• Accurately process payroll changes through the HR system.
• Collaborate with HR Advisors to support employee relations and recruitment.

Skills

HR knowledge

Communication

Administration

Problem solving

Customer service

Tools

HR system

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Position: HR Coordinator

Location: Head Office, Witney - Hybrid model

Hours: 15 contracted hours per week, flexible working pattern

Salary: Up to £12,578.46 per annum plus £420.40 geographical allowance

Closing Date: Friday 18th September 2026

Job ref: 005206

We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements.

About The Role

Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day? We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Coordinator to join our People Team at Advance. We are a specialist supported housing association that is on an exciting journey to deliver more services and develop more housing for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to allow them to achieve greater independent living.

The Role Of HR Coordinator Will Include

In this role, you will join the existing HR Operations team who collaboratively ensure that all recruit to retire (RTR) tasks are processed and actioned efficiently and in a timely manner, whilst working to tight deadlines. The team are expected to deliver a consistently high quality of customer service to candidates, staff and management.

The scope of this role includes, but is not limited to:

• Delivering prompt and efficient resolution to HR enquiries in line with our policies and best practice via our telephone helpline, email and in person
• Advertising job roles via our applicant tracking system
• Proactively processing candidates through our pre-employment checks to onboarding in a timely manner
• Accurately and efficiently process payroll changes through the HR system for payroll
• Work in partnership with our HR Advisors to support with the delivery of employee relations and recruitment requirements

About The Candidate

• You will have an awareness of employment legislation, HR policies and best practice
• You will be a confident communicator who can give credible and reliable adviceYou will have a solution driven mindset, striving to achieve excellent customer satisfaction
• You will have a passion to develop within the HR field
• A strong administrative background with HR knowledge is required for this role

In return we offer training and support, including CIPD and career progression.

For more information about the role please contact, Charlotte Banks on Email: [e-mail]

About The Organisation

Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.

All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about our PRIDE values, our expectations of how they should treat our customers and our commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff.

Benefits Of Working For Advance

We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

• Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours)
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

Safeguarding

At Advance, Safeguarding is embedded in our organisational culture — it’s reflected in our values, our behaviours, and the way we work together. We believe that creating a safe environment is not just about compliance, but about cultivating trust, openness, and accountability at every level.

As the organisation’s Safeguarding Lead, Ryan Brummitt, Executive Director of Support, oversees our safeguarding arrangements and ensures that concerns are acted upon quickly, sensitively and in line with national legislation and local safeguarding procedures.

We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Whether you are a customer, family member, colleague or partner organisation, if you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of someone we support — or of any member of our team — please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Together, we can ensure that Advance remains a safe, supportive and inclusive organisation for all.

We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.

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