People Support Administrator — HR Admin & Payroll Support

The Recruitment Junction; Forest Hall; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave & bank holidays

Career progression

Learning and development

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Supportive team environment

Job summary

The Recruitment Junction is representing a Newcastle-based client seeking a reliable People Support Administrator to join the busy People team. This is a full-time, permanent role with 35 hours per week and a salary of £24,125 per year.

You will provide accurate administrative support, handle employee communications, payroll-related data, and respond to queries through the People Support system, helping ensure smooth HR operations across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative or people-focused experience
• High accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• IT proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment

Responsibilities

• Processing and updating people-related data accurately
• Preparing and issuing letters and other employee communications
• Responding to employee queries through the People Support system
• Handling telephone and email enquiries from internal and external contacts
• Providing accurate and timely information to payroll
• Uploading and maintaining documents within the People system
• Supporting the wider People team with general administrative tasks
• Managing multiple administrative tasks and priorities in a busy environment

Skills

Administrative experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Microsoft 365

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

The Recruitment Junction is representing a Newcastle-based client seeking a reliable People Support Administrator to join the busy People team. This is a full-time, permanent role with 35 hours per week and a salary of £24,125 per year.

You will provide accurate administrative support, handle employee communications, payroll-related data, and respond to queries through the People Support system, helping ensure smooth HR operations across the organisation.