People Administrator

Ocean Housing; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro‑r

Professional membership fees paid

Company sick pay scheme

Pension including Death in Service

Home office work payment

Medicash health plan

Cycle to work

Rewards & recognition

On-site parking

Employee assistance programme

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Ocean Housing is seeking a People Administrator to join our People Services team on a part-time basis (over 32 hours per week). You will provide high-quality, confidential administrative support across the full employee lifecycle, and act as the first point of contact for colleagues and managers.

Key duties include recruitment and onboarding, learning and development, wellbeing and reward administration, maintaining compliant records, preparing employment documents, and delivering excellent

Qualifications

• Experience in a People or HR environment.
• Strong eye for detail and commitment to excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment and onboarding support across the employee lifecycle.
• Maintenance of accurate and compliant employee records.
• Administration of learning and development activities and inductions.
• Coordinate wellbeing initiatives, absence processes and occupational health.
• Support reward, recognition and related administration.
• Provide meeting, committee and minute-taking support.

Skills

People/HR experience

Microsoft Office 365

Confidential information handling

First point of contact

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Iris Cascade

Job description

The Vacancy

Join Ocean Housing as a People Administrator

The role is being offered on a permanent basis part time, over 32 hours a week (Monday - Friday). The salary is £22,380.80 (FTE £25,877.80)

At Ocean Housing, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're passionate about creating great places to live and great places to work - and we're looking for a People Administrator to play a key role in supporting our colleagues across the organisation.

About the role

This is a varied and rewarding opportunity within our People Services team, where you'll provide high-quality, confidential and customer-focused administrative support across the full employee lifecycle.

You'll often be the first point of contact for People Services, helping colleagues, managers and external partners with professionalism, sensitivity and care. From recruitment and onboarding to wellbeing, learning and development, and reward administration, you'll help ensure our people processes run smoothly and compliantly while contributing to a positive colleague experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, changes and leavers
• Preparing accurate employment documentation and maintaining compliant employee records
• Administering learning and development activity, inductions and training systems
• Coordinating wellbeing initiatives, absence processes and occupational health activity
• Supporting reward, recognition and allowance processes
• Providing meeting, committee and minute-taking support where required
• Delivering a consistently high standard of customer service to colleagues and managers
• Supporting People Services projects and continuous improvement initiatives

About you

You’ll bring previous administrative experience within a People or HR environment, along with a strong eye for detail and a commitment to delivering excellent service.

You’ll also have:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confidence using Microsoft Office 365 and digital systems
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• A positive, approachable and professional manner

Desirable (but not essential)

• CIPD Level 3 qualification or willingness to work towards it
• Experience within the social housing sector
• Minute-taking and report production experience
• Knowledge of HR systems (Iris Cascade experience is a plus!)

Why join Ocean Housing?

• Be part of a values-driven organisation making a real difference to communities
• Supportive team culture with a strong focus on wellbeing
• Opportunities for learning, development and career progression
• A role where no two days are the same and your contribution genuinely matters

At Ocean Housing, we’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our Benefits Include

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Professional membership fees paid
• Company sick pay scheme
• Workplace pension with death in service benefit
• Home office work payment
• Medicash health plan (including dental & optical)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Rewards & recognition programme
• On-site parking
• Employee assistance programme
• Family-friendly policies

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Sunday 4th of October 2026 at Midnight
• Interviews to be conducted: Tuesday 13th of October 2026 at Stennack House

Make a Difference

If you’re looking for a role where your organisational skills can make a real difference to people and communities, we’d love to hear from you

The Company

Ocean Housing Ltd is a not for profit, charitable registered provider of social and affordable housing, with a stock of over 4,700 properties throughout Cornwall. We are part of the Cornwall Homechoice 'Choice Based Lettings' scheme.

At Ocean we believe affordable housing is not just about the buildings, but about the people who turn them into homes. We provide a wide range of services to our residents, helping them to make the most of their homes and the communities they live in.

Mission Statement

"To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community."

At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job.

Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task.

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Entitlement
• Healthcare Benefits
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Pension which includes Death in Service Benefit
• Family friendly
• Committed to Training and Developing our Employees
• Cycle to Work

Values

• Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive
• Passionate about Customer Service
• Quality and Value in all we do
• Innovative, Ambitious and Brave for the future of our Business, Customers and Communities

2022 Award

Winner

Best Place to Work at Cornwall Business Awards 2022

Sponsored by the Skills Hub

"This is a really challenging sector to work in and Ocean Housing Group have really gone above and beyond to support their workforce. They really show strong leadership from above in putting their employees first and the level of engagement they get from everyone in their teams is commendable, with really high number of team members taking part in surveys, consultancy and feedback. The Ocean Housing Group have also invested in the continual improvement of their staff, services and benefits to ensure that staff consistently feel invested in and valued - Well Done!"