HR Assistant

Purpose

Support timely, accurate HR administration and give staff a clear route for routine employment enquiries.

Reporting line

Head of HR

Working arrangements

Agreed weekday schedule; specific weekly hours confirmed before appointment.

England; specific location and weekly hours confirmed before appointment. Maximum eight-hour shifts include one hour of paid uninterrupted break with competent cover.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate interviews, references and approved vetting steps.
• Maintain training, benefits, leave and registration records.
• Prepare approved contract documents and route them for authorisation.
• Track induction and mandatory-reading completion.
• Arrange review meetings and keep factual confidential notes.
• Support payroll inputs with independent approval and correction controls.
• Escalate safeguarding or employee-relations concerns to the Head of HR.
• Maintain secure records and respond to authorised information requests.

Experience

Relevant HR administration or people-operations experience with confidential records.

Qualifications and registration

Relevant HR qualification, active study or equivalent practical competence.

Essential capabilities

• Accuracy, confidentiality and clear written communication.
• Ability to follow safer recruitment procedures without bypassing checks.
• Good organisation and secure office-system skills.
• Respectful support for staff with different needs.

Desirable experience

CIPD study and experience in regulated care recruitment.

What good performance looks like

Staff records remain current and HR requests are tracked to a clear response.

Benefits and safer recruitment

All employee benefits and recruitment standards apply, including 32 days holiday plus bank holidays, 8% employer pension, family medical and dental cover subject to insurer terms, and the clean driving licence criterion with reasonable adjustments where required. Required vetting is completed before a final contract.

Apply for AL16

Email hr@astha.org quoting this reference. HR will discuss the location, hours, secure application route and adjustments.