HR and Training Coordinator
Our client’s mission is to support young people from various backgrounds, including those with mental health concerns, care leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASCs), and individuals transitioning from residential care back into the community. They focus on fostering independence and personal responsibility, providing tailored services that empower young people with the skills, resilience, and support needed to make informed decisions that positively shape their futures. Their goal is to enable them to pursue their aspirations and lead fulfilling, autonomous lives. Our client offers a range of accommodation options designed to support young people aged 16 – 25 at different stages of their journey toward independence.
The Role
Our client is looking for a proactive and well-organised HR Coordinator to support the smooth running of recruitment, onboarding and staff training processes across the organisation. The role will focus on coordinating recruitment activities, supporting new starters through the onboarding journey, maintaining training compliance and acting as a key point of contact for staff and managers. This position helps ensure all recruitment, induction and training processes are delivered efficiently, professionally and in line with organisational and regulatory requirements.
Duties:
- Recruitment coordination – Manage the end-to-end recruitment process including posting vacancies, screening applications, arranging interviews, liaising with candidates and supporting Hiring Managers.
- Onboarding and compliance – Coordinate all new starter onboarding processes including right to work checks, references, DBS tracking, induction planning, training enrolment and HR system setup.
- Training administration – Allocate and monitor mandatory training, maintain training matrices and support staff learning and development across the organisation.
- HR administration – Maintain accurate employee records, prepare contracts and employment letters, update HR systems and manage confidential documentation in line with GDPR requirements.
- HR systems and reporting – Produce recruitment, onboarding and training compliance reports and support workforce audits and monitoring processes.
- Employee support – Act as a first point of contact for recruitment, onboarding and training queries, providing a professional and supportive service to staff and managers.
- Policy and process compliance – Ensure recruitment, onboarding and workforce processes are completed in line with safer recruitment standards, company policies and UK employment legislation.
- Audit and quality support – Support internal audits, compliance checks and workforce monitoring to help meet Ofsted and CQC regulatory requirements.
- HR project support – Assist with HR initiatives including staff wellbeing, policy updates, employee engagement and continuous improvement projects.
- Promote inclusion and engagement – Encourage a positive and inclusive workplace culture through staff engagement and participation in team and community activities.
Candidate Attributes and Desirable Skills:
- HRIS proficiency – Experience using HR systems and maintaining accurate data.
- Employment law knowledge – Understanding of core UK HR legislation and best practice.
- Communication skills – Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
- Organisation and time management – Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Attention to detail – High accuracy in documentation and data handling.
- Confidentiality – Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Team collaboration – Works effectively with HR colleagues and wider teams.
- Experience in a similar HR support role.
- Familiarity with UK right to work and onboarding processes.
You Will Embody Our Client’s Values – PRAISE:
Passion – Bring energy, commitment, and heart to everything you do, showing genuine care for the young people they support.
Respect – Treat every individual with dignity, understanding their unique story and valuing their voice and choices.
Advocacy – Stand up for and alongside young people, helping them access opportunities, support, and services they’re entitled to.
Innovation – Be open to new ideas and creative approaches that improve the way they work and the outcomes for young people.
Sense of Fun – Create moments of joy and connection, making their spaces feel positive, welcoming, and uplifting.
Empowerment – Support young people to build confidence, make decisions, and take control of their own lives.
In Return You Will Receive:
- 30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) with additional days rewarded with long service.
- Regular supervision, support, and ongoing training opportunities.
- Support available for relevant health and social care qualifications.
- Gym membership.
- Health and wellbeing programme.
- Blue Light Discount card.
- Day off for your birthday (after successful completion of probation).
- Buy/bank holiday scheme (after successful completion of probation).
- Company sick pay.
