HR Coordinator - Maternity Cover

Advance Housing and Support Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday 25–30 days

Perks at Work

Long service awards

Cycle to work

Pension scheme

Job summary

Advance Housing & Support Ltd is seeking a temporary HR Coordinator for up to 10 months to join our People Team at the head office. Hybrid model: 3 days in the office, 2 days at home, 35 hours weekly, with a salary up to £29,349.75 plus £1,051 geographical allowance.

The role focuses on RTR tasks, payroll changes, and collaborating with HR Advisors to support recruitment and employee relations, all within a values-driven, safeguarding-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Awareness of employment legislation and HR policies.
• Confident communicator who can offer credible advice.
• Solution-driven mindset with focus on customer satisfaction.
• Desire to develop within the HR field.
• Strong administrative background with HR knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver prompt resolution of HR enquiries via telephone, email, or in person.
• Advertise job roles via the ATS.
• Process pre-employment checks to onboarding in a timely manner.
• Process payroll changes accurately in the HR system.
• Collaborate with HR Advisors to support employee relations and recruitment.

Skills

Employment law

HR policies

Communication

Customer service

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Position: HR Coordinator - up to 10 months Maternity Cover

Location: Head Office, Witney - Hybrid model 3 days office based, 2 days home based

Hours: 35 contracted hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Salary: Up to £29,349.75 per annum plus £1,051 geographical allowance

Closing Date: Friday 4th September 2026

Job ref: 005184

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 temporary HR Coordinator to join our People Team at Advance for up to 10 months. 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.

Role responsibilities

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 advice
• You 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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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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