Senior HR & Payroll Support Specialist

Gateshead Regeneration Partnership; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Pension Scheme

Annual Leave 28-32 days

Flexible Working Hours

Hybrid & Flexible Working

Learning & Development

Health & Wellbeing Support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric & Hybrid Car Scheme

Exclusive Discounts & Salary Sacrifice

Job summary

Gateshead Council is seeking an HR Support professional to provide reliable HR assistance across the Council and schools. You will handle recruitment processes, contracts, and employee records with a high level of accuracy and customer focus.

You will work in a hybrid environment, supporting organisational reviews and producing workforce data while collaborating with multiple services to deliver excellent service.

Qualifications

• Clear communication and organisational skills with the ability to provide clear advice and excellent customer service.
• Experience of general office administration and maintaining accurate records with high accuracy.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines while managing a varied workload.
• Experience collaborating across teams and services to achieve shared outcomes.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of HR administration processes and terms and conditions.
• Level 2 qualification in English and Maths with literacy/numeracy applied in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide an effective and efficient HR support service to customers across the Council and schools, ensuring practices are followed.
• Maintain accurate appointment, contractual, HR and financial records in line with policies and regulations.
• Advise managers and customers on recruitment processes, contracts and terms.
• Support delivery of organisational reviews, projects and workforce initiatives.
• Produce workforce statistics and management information for reporting requirements.
• Build positive relationships with colleagues, managers, schools and customers.

Skills

Clear communication

Record-keeping

Deadline management

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

HR administration processes

Literacy and numeracy (Level 2)

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Job description

Gateshead Council is seeking an HR Support professional to provide reliable HR assistance across the Council and schools. You will handle recruitment processes, contracts, and employee records with a high level of accuracy and customer focus.

You will work in a hybrid environment, supporting organisational reviews and producing workforce data while collaborating with multiple services to deliver excellent service.