HR Assistant
Pay £26,300 per annum plus 34 days leave rising to 39 days and a career path with development
Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)
One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
We can’t offer a CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
You’ll help keep our people processes running smoothly so our HR team can focus on supporting our managers and colleagues. Your work makes a real difference every day, from data collection and reporting to super administrative organisation that keeps everything on track. Many of our HR Advisors started in this role, so if you want a clear path into HR, this is your stepping stone.
What you’ll do
Keep absence trigger data reports accurate so managers can act quickly.
Track HR policy reviews and make sure documents stay up to date.
Arrange occupational health surveillance checks and process invoices on time
Monitoring HR inboxes and responding to enquiries in a timely manner
Assisting with HR reporting and audits
Supporting wider people initiatives and projects
Support wellbeing and diversity activities so events run smoothly.
Prepare agendas, take notes, and keep meetings organised and on track.
Why join us
You’ll be joining our incredibly supportive HR team, who are full of knowledge and here to support your development and give you real experience that builds confidence and skill. You will learn across HR, policy, systems, and data, giving you the grounding to progress to Advisor, Senior, and beyond. Be part of one of the UK’s top Great Places to Work!
You have
Admin experience in HR or a busy business environment.
Ability to use spreadsheets to collate and present data accurately.
Experience in keeping records organised, accurate and following processes.
Able to organise schedules, track progress and work with confidentiality.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, stay proactive, and spot errors early using your eye for detail.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help makeHome Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
We work on a hybrid basis, spending two days each week in our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the remaining days working from home.
Our anchor days are Tuesday, and the second day is flexible to meet the needs of our stakeholders and you.
You’ll work Monday to Friday.Our core hours are 9.00 am to 5.30 pm with flexibility built in.
What’s in it for you?
Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
Instant pay access with Stream
800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Work your way with flexibility to balance life and work
Find out more
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For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
We're Home Group, a housing association, social enterprise and charity with a turnover of £505m and one of the UK's largest providers of high quality housing and integrated housing, health and social care.
We're proud of the difference that we have made over the last 90+ years and we continue to work hard to support over 125,000 customers who live in more than 57,000 homes across England and Scotland.
Our aim is to build homes, independence and aspirations and according to our trophy cabinet we’re pretty good at it! We're the 9th best place to work in the UK, the 4th best in the North East and the 8th best for women. Our apprenticeship programme is award winning; in 2019 we were named large employer of the year and large north east employer of the year in 2020.
If you want to find out more about us, visit our website below.
