Onboarding Coordinator

Avenues Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Work-life balance

Team support

Training opportunities

Pension scheme

Job summary

Avenues Group is seeking an Onboarding Coordinator on a 6-month contract. This role focuses on delivering a smooth, compliant onboarding experience for new hires, coordinating checks and documentation, and supporting managers and teams to ensure a positive start to their journey.

You will work in a hybrid model, balancing home-based tasks with in-office collaboration, to maintain efficient processes and accurate records in our ATS.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee onboarding within a medium-sized organisation.
• Understanding of UK employment legislation and data handling.
• Proficient in MS Office and using databases for information management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and proactive workload management.
• Experience in social care or education is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onboarding journey for new employees in line with policies.
• Ensure pre-employment checks are completed and legal requirements met.
• Provide guidance to managers on onboarding processes and escalate where needed.
• Maintain and update the onboarding area of the Applicant Tracking System.
• Ensure a smooth, compliant, and high-quality onboarding experience for new hires.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactive

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

UK employment law knowledge

Database experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Databases

Job description

Full time - 37 hours per week
£26.337 per annum pro rata
6-months contract
Hybrid working

Help people start their journey with Avenues on the right foot!

We re looking for an organised, proactive and people-focused Onboarding Coordinator to join our Onboarding team on a 6-months contract.

Our Onboarding team works as part of the wider People Compliance Team (HR).

If you enjoy bringing order to a busy workload, have a keen eye for detail and love helping people get off to a great start, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Your role will help ensure our new colleagues are ready to join them!

What s in it for you?

• Hybrid working: Work from home, with currently 1 2 days per week at our Sidcup office.
• A great work-life balance.
• A supportive team: Join a collaborative Onboarding department where your contribution matters.
• Meaningful work: Play a key role in ensuring new colleagues have a smooth, positive and compliant start to their Avenues journey.

What will you be doing?

Working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, you ll help deliver a first-class onboarding experience for our new employees, ensuring everything is in place for them to join us.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the onboarding journey: Manage the onboarding process for new employees, ensuring all activities are completed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Keeping everything on track: Provide proactive administrative support to key operational areas, ensuring the necessary pre-employment checks are completed and legal and statutory requirements are met.
• Supporting our managers: Offer clear advice and guidance to managers and colleagues on onboarding processes, escalating more complex queries to the People Compliance Manager.
• Maintaining accurate records: Manage and maintain the onboarding area of our Applicant Tracking System, ensuring information is accurate, up to date and readily accessible.
• Putting people first: Understand our organisation, the services we provide and our values, helping us bring the right people into our teams.

You ll ideally bring experience of employee onboarding within a medium-sized organisation, or experience in a similar administrative role.

You ll also have:

• An understanding of UK and European employment legislation.
• Experience using databases to store, manage and retrieve information.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications in a professional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills, a proactive approach and the ability to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail, particularly when handling employee information and compliance checks.
• Experience in social care or education would be an advantage.

Most importantly, you ll enjoy supporting others, take pride in getting things right and understand the importance of a smooth, professional onboarding experience.

Please refer to the role profile for the full responsibilities and essential and desirable criteria for the position.

Why choose Avenues?

We want our colleagues to feel supported, valued and able to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We offer flexible working arrangements, including working from home, and opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career.

As part of our central services team, you ll also have opportunities to learn more about the wider organisation by visiting our services and meeting the people we support, their families and our support staff. This helps us stay connected to the people at the heart of everything we do.

We re proud of our inclusive culture and the different perspectives a diverse workforce brings. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to creating a positive and supportive environment for everyone.

As part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability and meet the key criteria for the role will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing, finances and career development, including:

• Flexible working, including working from home.
• Paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Access to high-quality training and development opportunities.
• Free, confidential 24/7 access to our health portal and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a Friend scheme.
• And more!

Ready to make a difference?

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than advertised in unforeseen circumstances or if we find the right candidate.