Human Resources Associate

HR Associate - Erdington

REF/ 24928

£26,459.60

37.5 hours per week

Trident Group has over 60 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,400 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. It employs more than 850 staff, works with many volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships as part of the employment package. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £34m and owns assets close to £186m.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity providing services to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and those who have been victims of domestic abuse across all age groups across the Midlands.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Associate to join our busy HR Department, you will report into the HR Manager and be responsible for providing effective administrational support for our HR, Payroll, Recruitment and Learning and Development processes and procedures.

The HR Associate will have the opportunity for a pathway to become a HR-Coordinator whilst studying their level 5 CIPD with salary increments during, and the opportunity to gain experience of casework and shadow the HR Manager and Employee Relations Business Partners.

The HR Associate role is varied in many ways and will give a candidate the opportunity to gain a sound HR Generalist knowledge, as well as lead on a HR related project such as learning and development, apprenticeships, equality and diversity or volunteers. The main duties include: -

Human Resources

• Be the first point of contact for all HR-related queries including maintaining the Group HR mailbox.
• Administer all HR-related documentation, such as contracts of employment, changes to employment, new starter and leaver information
• Ensure the relevant HR database is up to date, accurate and complies with legislation

Payroll

• Support the payroll team with payroll related queries from employees

Learning and Development

• Provide an efficient administration service including maintaining the Training Mailbox
• Assist in the scheduling of training including booking venues, trainers and assessors, training resources and other logistics
• Accurately update relevant systems to record and administer training
• Receive and administrate training course bookings (internal and external) including where

appropriate, raising of purchase orders or arranging payment

• Process training course and evaluation paperwork accurately maintaining training records

Recruitment

• Ensure that calls from candidates in relation to recruitment processes are dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner
• Oversee the volunteer recruitment process from start to finish, and maintain contact throughout the course of placement

About You

Essential:

• Experience of working in a busy office.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Recruitment
  • Payroll Processes
  • Employment law
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment.
• Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Understanding of administration processes including monitoring and evaluation.

Desirable:

• Working towards CIPD qualification

Applying

All applications are required to be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants will be required to provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.