People Assistant

Center Parcs; Rufford CP; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free day passes and leisure facilities

Discounts on breaks and in shops/rests

Bonus scheme and recognition rewards

Job summary

Center Parcs Sherwood Forest is seeking a People Assistant to support Talent Development, Talent Acquisition and People Services. This role focuses on efficient administration, onboarding to offboarding, and enhancing colleague experience in a forest environment.

You will handle training coordination for two villages, assist with inductions and recruitment data, manage data, respond to queries, and contribute to automation projects.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Able to collate and manage data across the People disciplines.
• Proactive mindset and willingness to improve processes.
• Curious mindset and interest in automation.
• Strong process improvement skills.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues.
• Agile / organized approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training sessions across 2 villages and help track training effectiveness.
• Assist with inductions and gather feedback from new starters and leavers, plus recruitment data.
• Take notes in Employee Relations cases and coordinate engagement and wellness activities.
• Be the first point of contact for workwear-related queries and deliveries on the village.
• Collaborate on centralisation and automation projects to improve processes.

Skills

MS Office

Data management

Proactive

Curious mindset

Process improver

Relationship building

Agile / Organized

Job description

People Assistant Sherwood Forest | Circa £28,200 per annum pro rata

We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment.

Are you passionate about operational excellence and delivering exceptional support across specialist and generalist functions? This role offers a broad scope of administrative responsibilities, ideal for someone who thrives on efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement. With a proactive mindset and a keen eye for smarter, more automated ways of working, you will play a key role in elevating our administrative operations. From onboarding to offboarding and everything in between, you will help create a seamless and engaging colleague experience.

What you'll be doing

• Assist Talent Development: Coordinate training sessions across 2 villages, assist with embedding learning initiatives, and help track training effectiveness through data and feedback
• Support Talent Acquisition: Organise inductions, coordinate feedback from new starters and leavers, and assist with recruitment data and assessment materials
• Contribute to the People Team: Take notes in ER cases, coordinate engagement and wellness activities, manage compliance tasks, and respond to colleague queries
• Oversee Workwear Queries: Act as the first point of contact for workwear-related support and deliveries on the village
• Participate in People Services Projects: Collaborate on centralisation and automation initiatives, working in a squad mindset to improve processes

What's in it for you

• Free day passes and access to leisure facilities (including the spa)
• Discounts on breaks and in our shops and restaurants
• Bonus scheme and recognition rewards
• A supportive, friendly team
• Career development and in-role training

Your working hours

• You will be contracted to work 60 hours over a 4-week period. You may be asked to work additional hours in line with operational requirements
• Our team typically collaborates during core hours of 9am to 5pm, 2 days per week. Preferably Thursday and Friday.

About you

• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Able to collate and manage data across the People disciplines
• Proactive
• Curious Mindset
• Process Improver
• Relationship Builder
• Agile / Organised

Our values

Each colleague at Center Parcs is involved in building better worlds for our guests, colleagues, communities and our environment. Contributing to our purpose means living out our values: We care, we're brave, we're determined and we're naturally us.

Location

Sherwood Forest (NG22 9DN)

Closing date

3rd November 2026

Equal opportunity

At Center Parcs, everyone's welcome.

We recognise that we're all at our best when we're being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging.We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.