HR Support Apprenticeship

lmpgroup; Elstree; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools is seeking an HR Support Apprentice to join the admin team. The role covers recruitment, onboarding, HR systems, benefits administration, learning and development, employee engagement and reporting.

18 months to complete a Level 3 HR Support qualification with all learning delivered online/remote. The successful candidate will support end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, HRIS administration, and staff communications, while developing strong stakeholder relationships

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administration role or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of performing administrative duties
• Demonstrable experience of providing a regular and effective service
• Demonstrable experience of supporting in HR, recruitment or talent function
• Demonstrable experience of assisting external and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in using HR Systems and Applicant Tracking Systems
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Highly developed communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Developed stakeholder engagement skills
• Developed problem skills
• Developed organisational skills
• Developed IT skills, including Office 365

Responsibilities

• Assist with a broad range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring the smooth operation of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Support the end-to-end talent acquisition process, including candidate sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and preparing job descriptions for approval and posting.
• Liaise with senior leaders regarding interview scheduling and logistics.
• Monitor candidates throughout the recruitment process, issue offer letters, and coordinate pre-employment checks to ensure compliance.
• Manage recruitment administration, including responding to candidate enquiries, coordinating interviews, and sending invitations.
• Participate in talent acquisition events such as open days, careers fairs, and networking opportunities.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including contract preparation, induction coordination, and exit interviews.
• Assist with the administration of the HRIS, ensuring accurate data entry, updating employee records, and supporting system enhancements to improve efficiency.
• Support the management of the organisation’s benefits platform, assisting with employee queries and ensuring benefits administration runs smoothly.
• Act as a point of contact for Learning and Development, coordinating training sessions, maintaining training data, preparing reports, and liaising with external providers
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, such as staff surveys, wellbeing programmes, and recognition schemes.
• Act as a point of contact for HR-related queries, ensuring a positive employee experience.
• Assist with administration linked to the Staff Forum, including taking minutes.
• Assist in the creation of HR reports and analytics, using HR data to provide insights that support decision-making across talent, recruitment, and employee engagement.

Skills

Administration experience

HR recruitment support

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Office 365

Tools

HRIS

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship – Haberdashers Elstree School

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual, who is hard working and eager to join our admin team as an HR Support Apprentice. We are looking to recruit confident, personable individuals that can work independently and as a part of a team.

Key Details

Salary: £12 per hour

Working hours: 8.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours

Location: Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF

Apprenticeship Details - 18 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 HR Support Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote).

Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)

We are looking for HR Apprentice who will provide vital support across the full spectrum of HR activity, with responsibilities spanning recruitment, onboarding, HR systems, benefits administration, learning and development, employee engagement, and reporting. Your day to day duties will include:

• Assist with a broad range of HR administrative tasks, ensuring the smooth operation of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Support the end-to-end talent acquisition process, including candidate sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and preparing job descriptions for approval and posting.
• Liaise with senior leaders regarding interview scheduling and logistics.
• Monitor candidates throughout the recruitment process, issue offer letters, and coordinate pre-employment checks (right to work, qualifications, references, and prior learning) to ensure compliance.
• Manage recruitment administration, including responding to candidate enquiries, coordinating interviews, and sending invitations.
• Participate in talent acquisition events such as open days, careers fairs, and networking opportunities.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including contract preparation, induction coordination, and exit interviews.
• Assist with the administration of the HRIS, ensuring accurate data entry, updating employee records, and supporting system enhancements to improve efficiency.
• Support the management of the organisation’s benefits platform, assisting with employee queries and ensuring benefits administration runs smoothly.
• Act as a point of contact for Learning and Development, coordinating training sessions, maintaining training data, preparing reports, and liaising with external providers
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, such as staff surveys, wellbeing programmes, and recognition schemes.
• Act as a point of contact for HR-related queries, ensuring a positive employee experience.
• Assist with administration linked to the Staff Forum, including taking minutes.
• Assist in the creation of HR reports and analytics, using HR data to provide insights that support decision-making across talent, recruitment, and employee engagement.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in an administration role or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of performing administrative duties
• Demonstrable experience of providing a regular and effective service
• Demonstrable experience of supporting in HR, recruitment or talent function
• Demonstrable experience of assisting external and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in using HR Systems and Applicant Tracking Systems
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Highly developed communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Developed stakeholder engagement skills
• Developed problem skills
• Developed organisational skills
• Developed IT skills, including Office 365

Personal Attributes

• Well organised
• Strong attention to detail
• Great communicator
• Preparedness to undertake training and development, as required, particularly in relation to the introduction of new technologies.
• Have an active commitment to own and others professional development
• Stay up to date with relevant changes in legislation within HR and specifically the education sector
• Demonstrates a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

About the Employer

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools consists of Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, founded in 1690 and Haberdashers’ Girls’ School, Founded in 1875. Habs Boys and Habs Girls are two leading independent day schools for children aged 4–18. The schools provide a challenging, nurturing, stimulating and warm community in which students enjoy working hard to thrive and succeed. The co-location of the Schools provides the best of both worlds: an excellent single-sex education within a co- educational environment. The Schools trace their roots back to the 17th century when the founder, Robert Aske, established the principles that guide it to this day – to give talented and ambitious young people the opportunities they need to succeed in life. The Schools’ priority is the education of the whole person, amongst other bright, well- motivated students, taught by a highly qualified, committed staff. In partnership with parents, it aims to provide every student with the intellectual, cultural, physical, moral, personal and spiritual resources she or he needs to give her or him confidence to go forward in a changing world.