People Assistant

South Yorkshire Housing Association; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional housing organization in the UK is seeking a People Assistant to join their People Team. This role includes onboarding, employee lifecycle management, and payroll responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have HR administration experience and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive starting salary and flexible working options, including hybrid arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

5% pension contribution

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration with a strong customer service approach.
• Proficient in managing employee lifecycle processes and payroll.
• Self-motivated with excellent relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and employee lifecycle processes.
• Manage payroll data and benefits administration.
• Handle a high volume of work while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Customer service ethos

Education

Human Resource administration experience

Tools

HR systems

Office 365

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a People Assistant to join our busy growing People Team. This is a vital and varied role within the People Team, where you will get involved with on-boarding, employee lifecycle, recruitment, and organisational development, in addition to employee changes, leavers, payroll, data management and benefits. The role, while carrying out a shared service, will have a focus on the employee lifecycle. The post holder must deal with a high volume of work, meet numerous deadlines and maintain confidentiality. We are looking for an individual with great communication skills, strong attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support on-boarding, employee lifecycle processes and recruitment activities
• Handle employee changes, leavers, payroll data management and benefits administration
• Maintain confidentiality and manage a high volume of work with deadlines

Qualifications / Requirements

• Human Resource administration experience
• Approachable with excellent relationship-building skills
• Strong customer service ethos
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Experience in IT – HR systems and Office 365
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work

Salary and Benefits

• Salary - 3C/D/E grade, starting at £23,582 per annum, pro rata
• Working hours - 37 hours, Monday to Friday; hybrid working available
• Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata
• 5% pension contribution
• Flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share
• Benefits including SYHA Rewards, Westfield Health (employer paid), counselling, discounted gym membership, and cycle to work scheme
• Access to a range of training and development programmes

About South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA)

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential. We work with people in different ways—from extra-care housing to services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent. Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are stronger with a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We may remove this advert prior to the advertised date depending on response.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.