People Assistant

Vitality Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent housing association is seeking a People Assistant in Sheffield. This full-time role involves HR administration, employee lifecycle management, and recruitment. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organisational skills, and experience with HR systems. Competitive salary and benefits including flexible working options and generous leave are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

5% pension contribution

Discounted Gym membership

Employee discount scheme

Access to development programs

Qualifications

• Must have strong HR administration skills.
• Experience in customer service is essential.
• Ability to meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Involvement with on-boarding and employee lifecycle.
• Handle recruitment and organisational development tasks.
• Manage payroll, data management, and employee changes.

Skills

HR administration experience

Strong customer service ethos

Great communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

HR systems

Office 365

Job description

Overview

People Assistant – Sheffield, S1 4EB

Salary: £23,582 per annum

18 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full time

Are you passionate about delivering an excellent HR service? Do you have strong HR administration skills, and customer service skills? This could be the right role for you!

Responsibilities

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 employee lifecycle. The role requires the post holder to deal with a high volume of work, meet numerous deadlines and keep confidentiality at all times. We are looking for an individual who has great communication skills, a good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

Benefits & Working Arrangements

• 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
• Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share
• Excellent benefits including:
• SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, with cash back and shopping discounts, plus resources on health, financial wellbeing, exercise and mental health
• Westfield Health (employer paid)
• Counselling
• Discounted Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you

For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the Your Wellbeing and Feeling at Home.

Who You Are

• Have Human Resource administration experience
• Are approachable and excellent at building relationships
• Have strong customer service ethos
• Are self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Are experienced in the use of IT - HR systems and Office 365
• Can consistently meet deadlines and produce high quality work

If you think this is you, then dont hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. We work with people in different ways from our extra-care housing, to providing 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 made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Equality & Inclusion

At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application.

Closing Date: Midnight on 05 October 2025

Interview Date: Friday 10 October 2025

Note: Please apply at your earliest convenience.