HR Assistant

1 month ago


Preston, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic & efficient HR Assistant to join our busy HR team providing national support across the organisation, working 37.5 hours per week based at home two days per week and three days in our Preston Office.

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can make a real difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

If yes, then we’d love to hear from you

**County/Borough**
- Lancashire

**Office location**
- Percy Street, Preston

**Full time/Part time**
- Full time

**Hours per week**
- 37.5

**Work schedule**
- Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

**Basic Salary**
- £25,140 per annum

**Contract type**
- Permanent

**DBS required?**
- No

**Police vetting required?**
- No

**Closing Date**
- 20/04/2023

**Ref No**
- 4853

**What we offer**:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your Birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

**About the role**:
You will be working on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week home-based and 3 days in our Preston office covering office hours, Monday - Friday.

As a HR Assistant you will be an integral part of our People Services - HR team that delivers a first-class service across the full range of HR activities to our national operational teams. You will be:

- the first point of contact to provide HR advice & guidance to line managers in line with our HR policies and processes.
- supporting the HR Business Partners as required, with the opportunity to learn and develop your expertise in dealing with employee relations.
- fulfilling all general HR administration activities, including managing contacts across the team, processing payroll & monitoring sickness absence.

You will need:

- to be highly-organised, flexible, friendly and discreet
- to manage a large workload within tight timescales, able to work using your own initiative
- excellent communication skills with a customer focused approach
- good administrative & IT skills
- particularly Microsoft Office
- experience of using a HR System & applicant tracking system is advantageous but not essential as full training will be given

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

**About Us**:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.


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