Temporary HR & Recruitment Administrator

HR & Recruitment Administrator - Temporary to permanent
13 per hour
Chelmsford, Essex
Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-5pm & Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Join a dynamic HR team where you'll play a key role in supporting recruitment, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes, ensuring compliance and best practice across the organisation. This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented and people-focused professional to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced and supportive environment. This is a temporary opportunity with the view of being made permanent.

• Conduct all required pre-employment checks, including reference verification and disclosure screening.
• Collaborate with external recruitment agencies to source suitable candidates for both temporary and permanent roles, ensuring all safeguarding documentation is obtained and shared with relevant managers.
• Partner with departmental managers to support recruitment activities and provide informed guidance throughout the hiring process.
• Coordinate and prepare recruitment interviews, including the administration of selection assessments where applicable.
• Deliver comprehensive induction sessions for newly appointed staff members.
• Advise managers on contractual changes and updates to employees' terms and conditions of employment.
• Ensure all HR documentation is accurate, complete, and maintained in line with organisational standards.
• Securely store HR records in a manner that supports accessibility and compliance.
• Assist in maintaining HR data systems to produce statistical reports for internal use and external reporting requirements. Provide relevant data to the HR Manager and hiring managers as needed.
• Support the monitoring of performance management processes, probation reviews, and other HR procedures as directed by the HR Office Manager.
• Conduct research and provide relevant insights to the Director of People and Organisation Development upon request.
• Promote staff wellbeing and ensure the HR Office Manager is kept informed of any staffing concerns or developments.
• Work with the HR Office Manager to ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures, promoting best practice across departments.
• Maintain the Single Central Record to ensure it is accurate and fully compliant with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Ensure all new staff complete induction training in accordance with policy, and maintain associated training records.
• Monitor upcoming employment changes (e.g., contract end dates, amendments to terms) and take timely action to ensure continuity and compliance.
• Maintain HR databases and spreadsheets to meet internal and statutory requirements.
• Support payroll administration by gathering necessary documentation and completing payroll notifications for staff.

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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