HR Officer
Permanent | Term Time | Mon-Fri | 37 Hours | Basildon
Our client is seeking an experienced and proactive HR Officer to join their busy HR team within a well established educational environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised HR professional to support a multi-site organisation and contribute to the effective delivery of HR services.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring HR administration is completed accurately, confidentially and in a timely manner, while supporting employee relations, recruitment and compliance processes.
Salary: FTE £31,176 (Actual starting salary: £27,938), with performance based annual increments available.
Contract: 43 weeks per year (2 of those weeks in Term Time)
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8:00am–4:00pm, Friday 8:00am–3:30pm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate, confidential employee records using the organisation's HR management system.
- Provide administrative support across employee relations processes, including disciplinary, grievance, probation and performance management cases.
- Prepare and update employment contracts and associated documentation.
- Support the implementation of HR policies relating to employee conduct, sickness absence, recruitment and other employment matters.
- Maintain recruitment documentation, including job descriptions, person specifications and standard HR forms.
- Administer new starter and leaver processes.
- Assist with recruitment and onboarding, ensuring all pre-employment checks are completed in line with safer recruitment practices and relevant legislation.
- Provide professional HR support to managers and employees across multiple sites.
Candidate Requirements:
- A minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.
- CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent HR qualification.
- Previous experience in an HR role
- Good understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience using HR or Management Information Systems (MIS).
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships at all levels.
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
Passionate about people and ready to grow your HR career? Apply today! Call Julie or Aimee at One to One Personnel on 01702 464 444 or email your CV directly to [email protected] or [email protected].
