HR Assistant – 12 Months Fixed Term

  • Flexible over 7 days Full or P/T
  • HR
  • Whittington
  • Last day to apply: 31 Aug 2025

Job Summary

Contract type

Fixed Term, 12 months

Location

Whittington

Hours

Part time (30 hours per week)

Annual salary

C1 £27,355.42 to C3 £30,308.00 - pro rata for part time hours


Working closely with the Group HR Manager and the wider workforce, the HR Assistant will manage the employee lifecycle in the four areas of recruitment, onboarding, retention and offboarding. The HR Assistant will provide an encompassing HR service throughout every stage of the employee’s experience throughout their employment life cycle. This will ensure that managers and employees are equipped with best practice to foster a high-performance culture and support Organisational Development throughout.

 

This role will report into the Group Payroll and Reward Manager during the period of the Group HR Manager’s maternity leave.


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Job Description


If you want to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Samantha Ball on 01543 432 031

Knowledge and Experience

Qualifications

Desirable

·       Level 3 CIPD qualification

·       CIPD membership


Knowledge and experience

Essential

·       Experience of recruitment and onboarding

·       Experience of using a HR information system

·       Strong proven background in administration

·       Experience working with confidential and sensitive information

·       Experience in an HR administrative or support role

Desirable

·       Experience of working in a healthcare, charity or not-for-profit setting

·       Experience of meeting standards for a regulatory body e.g. Care Quality Commission


Values

·       Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

 

Skills

Essential

·       Strong administrative and organisational skills

·       Good understanding of HR processes and best practice

·       Familiarity with employment legislation and GDPR compliance

·       Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation

·       Confident communication skills, both written and verbal

·       Understanding of confidentiality, discretion, and safeguarding

·       Strong attention to detail

·       Reliable and flexible with a proactive approach


Personal Attributes

·       Empathetic

·       Team player

·       Able to work under pressure

·       Collaborative

·       Ambassador for St Giles Hospice


Other requirements

·       Valid driving licence

·       Eligibility to work in the UK

·       Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests


What we offer

Benefits


  • Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
  • Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
  • Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
  • Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
  • Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
  • Free Parking


Health & Wellbeing


  • The Hub Wellness Support
  • Eligibility for flu vaccine
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • Cycle to work scheme


Professional Development


All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.


Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth


Just so you know

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.


We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.


If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.


As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/


Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

Declaration

1)      I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.


2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).


3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.


We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

 

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

 

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.