Job Title: People Group Assistant
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £27k – £30k Per annum DOE
Job type: Full Time / Hybrid Working
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is one of the best Fire and Rescue Services in the country. In our last inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) we were noted as good, specifically around promoting the right values and culture, getting the right people with the right skills, ensuring fairness, promoting diversity, managing performance, and developing leaders.
Our vision is for a safe community where there are no preventable deaths or injuries in fires or other emergencies. To achieve this, we put people at the centre of everything we do. Without our welcoming, friendly, and supportive environment we would not be the Service we are today.
The Role:
We are looking for either an experienced HR Administrator or someone with a CIPD qualification who is looking to start a career in HR administration.
This role supports our front-line colleagues and support teams, and as a member of the People Group, you would provide specialist HR administrative assistance across the service and act as the first point of contact for HR queries, as well as support our People Partners.
You will be joining a sociable team in a supportive environment. Being able to effectively balance working collaboratively with the wider People Group as well as working independently using your own initiative is essential.
About You:
As the People Group Assistant, you will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills as you will be communicating with colleagues of all ranks throughout the organisation. In addition, we are looking for you to possess some of the following:
- Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP), or CIPD Foundation Level 3 (or working towards), or relevant demonstrable experience.
- Experience working in an administrative HR role in an office environment. Acting as the first point of contact for queries and understanding HRs contribution to organisational effectiveness.
- Excellent IT skills with the ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word Database applications, and PowerPoint to prepare well-presented documents.
- Be able to prioritise workload, manage your time effectively, and able to meet deadlines.
- Able to adapt and respond to change / conflicting priorities.
- Ability to take accurate minutes of meetings.
- Ability to build effective working relationships.
If you do not fully meet all of these requirements but believe that you can clearly demonstrate in other ways the range of valuable skills, experience, and knowledge recognised as relevant and important to this role, we would welcome hearing from you.
About us:
Our vision is for a safe community where there are no preventable deaths or injuries in fires or other emergencies. In our last inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) was noted specifically for promoting the right values and culture, employing the right people with the right skills, ensuring fairness, promoting diversity, managing performance, and developing leaders.
Why work for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS)?
We promote the right values and an inclusive culture by:
- having a welcoming, friendly, and supportive working environment
- ensuring fairness, promoting diversity, and developing colleagues to achieve their potential
- being a Disability Confident employer
- providing health and well-being support
- having Inclusion ambassadors, a network, and working groups for protected characteristics
Our offer:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Health Cash Plan
- A competitive pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Discount at 100s of stores & events
- Access to Health Shield Perks Discounts
- Family friendly policies – including flexible working
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- 24 days annual leave each year plus bank holidays, increasing with long service
- Parking (site specific)
- Flexible, agile, hybrid working
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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