Apprentice HR Assistant
Date 23/01/23
Location Benson, near Wallingford
There is never a dull day working in HR! If you’re conscientious and curious about people, think you’d be good at juggling multiple tasks, and are naturally organised and helpful, our HR Assistant apprenticeship will give you a great grounding in Human Resources.
Under the supervision and guidance of our welcoming and supportive HR team, combined with day-release at Abingdon & Witney College, over 19 months you will acquire the skills and on-the-job training to achieve a Level 3 HR Support Apprenticeship. Interested in joining us at our modern Benson head office, near Wallingford? We're offering a starting salary of £13,650 per annum, plus a host of benefits, including: pension; reward and discount shopping scheme, and wellbeing benefits.
What will you be doing?
As Apprentice HR Assistant, you can expect to provide admin support in the areas of recruitment, payroll, filing and databases. There's lots to keep you busy and involved, including:
- Uploading new employees' details on to HR databases, preparing their 'welcome packs' and ensuring that managers return essential paperwork within set timescales
- Sending (and logging) probation and trial-period forms to managers and ensuring they are returned when due
- Following up references for our new starters
- Managing our 'Introduce a Friend' scheme
- Distributing monthly and weekly payslips
- Managing personal files, including setting up new ones and keeping up with the filing
- General office assistance – ordering stationery, answering phones, typing notes and photocopying
What we're looking for in our Apprentice HR Assistant
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload, and know when to ask for help
- Appreciation of the need for confidentiality
- 4x GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths (Grade A*-C 9/4, or equivalent) desired
Working hours: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri - 35 hours per week
Join the Grundon success story
Grundon is an award-winning and highly successful family-owned waste management and environmental business. Employing over 750 people, we provide waste collection, recycling and environmental monitoring services to all kinds of businesses, from shops and manufacturers to hospitals and airports.
Interested in embarking on our HR Assistant apprenticeship? Click 'apply here' to fill in the online application form, telling us in the 'Supporting Statement' section why you think you would be our ideal apprentice. Please note: We interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so do apply as soon as possible.
