People Administrator

Company Description

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply

**Job Description**:
The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced People Administrator to join our business and work as part of our People team.

Key Responsibilities:

- Deal with all administration relating to the recruitment of management-level employees including offer letters and contracts, references and probationary period documentation
- Ensure all Support Office employee files are up to date and filing is carried out
- Collate and publish the weekly safeguarding reports and conduct monthly compliance audits on employee safeguarding checks and documentation
- Ensure safeguarding risk assessments are communicated and completed and escalate where required
- Completed general administrative duties such as salary and bonus review letters, change of contract letters, reference requests and general correspondence
- Assist with the TUPE administration process as required and ensure right to work and safeguarding checks are completed and verified ahead of the TUPE transfer
- Assist with ad hoc HR projects as and when required
- Support the People team with the administration of the long
- and short-term sickness lists and HR tracker including correspondence with employees, obtaining doctors’ reports, arranging company doctor appointments and liaising with the People Managers when the reports are received
- Produce monthly statistical reports on right to work compliance, zero hours, DBS and safeguarding checks
- Produce people update on monthly basis communicating new schools, joiners and leavers
- Support the administration relating to Reward and Recognition in the business
- Be proactive, flexible, inquisitive and have a desire to learn and develop a career in HR

**Qualifications**:

- Can demonstrate excellent administration skills from a previous role is essential, ideally in a HR role but this is not essential
- High attention to detail and data entry accuracy
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables) and Word (mail merging)
- Experience of customer service role and handling difficult requests
- Can demonstrate experience of working with high volumes/fast paced levels of administration
- Working on own initiative, being a self starter, proactive, able to initiate ideas and have an open honest approach
- Organised, methodical and systematic
- Able to maintain strict levels of discretion and confidentiality at all times
- Keen to develop HR career

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

- Salary - Up to £27,000 per annum
- Career development opportunities
- Apprenticeships for all experience levels
- Reward & recognition schemes
- People awards to celebrate our employees
- Work/life balance
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Employee Assistance Program
- Recommend a friend scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- 25 holiday days plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Competitive salary
- “Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”_

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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