Job Title: HR Assistant
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary: Competitive dependent on skills and experience
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 8am to 4pm, 5 days per week
Closing Date: February 24th, 2022
We are an Independent Prep School for children aged 2½ – 13 years situated in 300 acres of woodland, with excellent facilities and a caring, welcoming atmosphere. You will be joining a thriving prep school in the heart of Sussex with a friendly, hardworking and supportive team.
The Role:
This is a unique opportunity for someone with HR experience to join a small, professional department delivering a variety of generalist HR activities.
There is a specific focus on all aspects of the recruitment cycle and the maintenance of already well established and efficient HR compliance procedures. You will be responsible for delivering and maintaining effective support of HR and recruitment duties ensuring compliance with school policies and relevant legislation, including safer recruitment and statutory requirements such as the Single Central Register. In administrative terms the Single Central Register is a critically important part of the safeguarding protocols by which the school is governed and is central to the success of the role and full training will be given.
About you:
We are looking for someone with a strong base knowledge of HR who is proactive with a keen eye for detail, highly organised with strong communication and interpersonal skills. As a member of a small team the successful candidate will need to be versatile, good at working under pressure and prioritising tasks, and be able to cope with competing and changing demands and deadlines. A flexible attitude is required at times of peak work flow; there may be a requirement for some overtime and where this is necessary TOIL will be given.
Essential
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy. Educated to A level or equivalent
- At least 2 years’ experience of working in HR ideally in a generalist support role
- Experience in maintaining and updating manual and electronic records/management information systems
- Proven data management experience
- Highly proficient IT skills and proficient use of MS Office (particularly Outlook, Excel and Word)
- Working knowledge of best practice in specific HR areas: Recruitment and Selection, Staff Development and Absence Management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills and a customer service focus
- First class organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines; systematic in approach to tasks, with meticulous attention to detail with sometimes rapidly shifting
Desirable
- Level 3 CIPD or equivalent
- Experience of working in a school or educational environment
- Experience of maintaining a school’s Single Central Register (SCR)
- Previous experience of payroll administration
- Knowledge of Data Protection requirements
- Understand the importance of safeguarding and safer recruitment within a school environment
- Ability to interpret and use statistical data for management information purposes
- Ability to analyse and interpret legislation, statutory guidance and procedures effectively
Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the School’s careers page to complete your application.
NOTE: You will only be considered for this role if the application form is completed.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Human Resources Executive, HR Assistant, Human Resources Administrator, HR Administrator, Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources, HR team Admin, Talent Development Administrator, Junior HR Advisor, Administrative Support, Office Administrator may also be considered for this role.
