HR Officer

Stockport Council; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Stockport Council is seeking a Human Resources Officer on a full-time, hybrid basis at Stopford House. This role is suitable for someone starting a career in HR, with training provided to develop HR skills and knowledge.

You will join the Recruitment team and may also support payroll, pensions, HR advice and workforce information. There are clear progression opportunities and the chance to study CIPDLevel apprenticeships.

Qualifications

• No HR experience required; suitable for graduates or career changers.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Willingness to learn and develop in HR.
• Proficient IT skills including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• You will primarily work within our Recruitment team, helping candidates and managers throughout the recruitment and new starter journey.
• Opportunities to support other areas of HR, including payroll, pensions, HR advice, workforce information and service transformation.
• Manage your own tasks, solve problems, and build relationships with colleagues across a large organisation.
• Training and support will be provided to help you learn the Council’s systems, procedures and ways of working.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Clear communicator

IT literacy

Team player

Job description

HR Officer
Scale 4 (£27,274 - £29,071)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking (two office days per week)

Application Deadline: 1st October 2026 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 2nd October 2026
Interview Date: 16th October 2026
Interview Type: in person

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Your Role

Are you looking at starting a career in HR?

Are you organised, confident using technology and good at communicating with different people? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can learn, take on real responsibility and build valuable professional experience?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Human Resources Officer to join our People and Organisational Development service.

This could be an excellent first step into HR for a recent graduate, someone completing their studies or a person looking to begin a new career. You do not need to have followed a particular route into HR. We are interested in the skills you can bring, your willingness to learn and your ability to provide a helpful, accurate and professional service.

You will primarily work within our Recruitment team, helping candidates and managers throughout the recruitment and new starter journey. You may also have opportunities to support other areas of HR, including payroll, pensions, HR advice, workforce information and service transformation.

The role will give you the opportunity to manage your own tasks, solve problems, work to deadlines and build relationships with colleagues across a large and varied organisation.

There are lots of opportunities for career developments, such as the potential to do apprenticeships including CIPD Level 3 or 5.

This is an opportunity to develop practical experience that can support a future career in HR, recruitment, project support, business administration, payroll or wider public services.

Training and support will be provided to help you learn the Council’s systems, procedures and ways of working.

About You

You do not need years of previous HR experience to be considered. We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate that you:

• are organised and can manage different tasks and deadlines
• pay close attention to detail
• communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
• are confident using IT, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• enjoy helping people and providing a positive service
• can handle personal information sensitively and confidentially

You may have developed these skills through university, college, volunteering, a part-time job, a placement, caring responsibilities, extracurricular activities or other life experience. Please use examples from any part of your experience that show us what you can do.

About Us

At Stockport Council, our work supports the people and communities of Stockport. You will join an organisation that values teamwork, ambition, respect and keeping Stockport at the heart of what we do.

We want colleagues to feel supported, included and able to develop. Depending on service requirements, the role may involve working from home for part of the week as well as working from Council locations across the borough.

The Council is an inclusive employer and will consider reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We'll listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.