Human Resources Apprentice

Thinking about a career in HR? Whether you've recently finished full time education, or if you're already in the world of work and are looking for a career change - this entry level position offers you a way into a future career in HR.

We are looking for a HR Support Apprentice to join our HR team. For this entry level position, previous experience is not essential, but a candidate needs to show a genuine interest in a career in HR.

You will gain a good introduction into HR, combining study with practical experience, leading to a nationally recognised qualification. You'll need to have good communication and customer service skills, a commitment to confidentiality and data protection, and an enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

The role

As an apprentice in the HR team, you will carry out a diverse range of tasks, supporting approximately 900+ staff who are based from our offices in England and Wales.

You will gain the knowledge, skills and experience to launch a future career in HR. With the support of colleagues in the HR team, the apprentice will focus on a range of transactional HR activity relating to the employee lifecycle such as:

• Transactional HR activity relating to the complete employee lifecycle
• Understanding our HR policies and how they are applied and responding to queries
• Creating and maintaining accurate and up to date employee records including the filing and administration of electronic files and ensure compliance with data processing legislation and retention schedules
• Responding to questions about things like terms and conditions of employment, pay, holiday and other forms of leave, flexible working requests, long term sickness, benefits administration, exit process, starters, movers, leavers etc
• Working with colleagues on ad hoc projects and annual employee life cycle activities such as administration of performance development reviews, pay review process, Flexible Benefits Enrolment, EDI projects etc.
• Creating and issuing contracts of employment for new starters, coordinating relevant employment checks such as DBS checks, right to work in the UK and identity checks, issuing references.
• Inputting and maintaining data in HR systems and providing support to the team through the checking and validation of these changes during the monthly payroll process.
• Working with colleagues on mapping and improving HR processes
• Producing Management Information and ad hoc requests for reports
• Supporting with ad hoc administration activities like raising purchase orders

What is in it for you:

• full training and support - earn while you learn, build valuable skills and experience and secure a level 3 HR qualification
• a varied role which will give you the opportunity to put into practice what you learn
• gain HR skills in a professional environment
• develop an understanding of the regulation sector, not for profit organisation and HR.

To apply you will need to be:

• qualified to GCSE grade 4 (or equivalent) in English and Maths (minimum)
• able to work flexibly and independently
• able to start this apprenticeship in early March 2024

To be successful you'll be:

• able to deliver a positive customer experience
• good attention to detail and administrative skills
• a self-motivated, self-starter with good organisational skills
• confident and capable with IT
• alive to the need for confidentiality and able to apply this in practise and in accordance with Data Protection legislation
• a strong team player with an enthusiastic and positive approach
• an excellent communicator - both written and oral
• an effective multi-tasker who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change at short notice
• experience of working in HR is not essential - however a genuine interest in pursuing a career in HR is important

Qualifications on successful completion

• Level 3 HR Support Apprenticeship standard
• CIPD Certificate in People Practise

Things you need to know before applying

• We have a hybrid working model. You will typically work part of the week from home and part from the office. You might also occasionally be required travel to other locations in England and Wales.
• You will be enrolled on a Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship with a leading training provider so you will need to meet certain eligibility criteria such as:

• We'll pay your CIPD membership fees.
• You will be required to undergo new hire checks, which include identity, criminal records, financial check and right to work in the UK.

To apply

To apply for this apprenticeship please attach a covering letter to tell us what interests you about this opportunity and why you think you would be a good fit for this role. We'll also ask you to upload a CV for background purposes. If you have got any questions or want a chat please contact us at .

Closing date for applications is 7 July at 17:00.

We may choose to close the advert earlier than stated should we receive a high volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to put in an application as soon as possible.