Senior HR Assistant
Type: Temporary – 6-month maternity cover (with potential to extend)Pay: £14.66 per hour (£28,206 FTE)Location: Remote working with occasional travel to Swindon office (Dorcan area)Security: Enhanced DBS requiredInterview: Panel interview via Microsoft TeamsInduction: Fully remote
About the Role
We are recruiting a Senior HR Assistant to provide maternity cover within a busy HR Resourcing and Transactions team. Working in a regulated environment, this role is ideal for an experienced HR administrator who is confident managing onboarding activity, HR systems and stakeholder relationships while working with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-end onboarding, including reference checks, Enhanced DBS, right to work verification and contract issuing
- Providing comprehensive HR administration support across resourcing and transactional activities
- Accurately updating and maintaining records across multiple HR platforms and systems
- Managing confidential and sensitive information in line with GDPR and organisational policies
- Delivering excellent customer service to candidates, hiring managers and internal stakeholders
- Supporting wider HR workloads during peak periods
- Acting as an ambassador for HR, consistently demonstrating organisational values and behaviours
About You
You will be organised, detail-oriented and proactive, with experience working in a fast-paced and regulated HR environment.
Essential experience and skills:
- HR administration or recruitment experience within a busy, regulated environment
- Strong hands-on experience with onboarding and pre-employment checks
- Knowledge of general office procedures, ideally within an HR function
- Ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver work to high-quality standards within deadlines
- Confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience working with a range of HR systems and platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging at management level
- Ability to analyse, interpret, explain and summarise complex information and data
Personal qualities:
- Calm, confident and professional under pressure
- Proactive, self-motivated and solution-focused
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and a collaborative team approach
- Strong understanding of confidentiality and data protection
- Takes ownership of performance and contribution
- Able to build credibility and effective working relationships quickly
