HR Assistant

Your new companyThis organisation is committed to being an employer of choice where everyone is treated fairly and feels valued and supported. They aim to provide a stimulating and rewarding working environment which encourages our people to work together, and provides opportunities for them to reach their full potential and achieve a healthy work/life balance. Your new roleHR Assistant, Temp to perm, £16 p/h, Cheltenham, CIPD & HR experience essentialThis is an opportunity to join a friendly and supportive HR department with a strong team ethos. You will be providing seamless all-round HR support, including being the first port of call for HR queries, so you should be experienced in HR roles and CIPD qualified. In this interesting and varied role, you will be conducting a range of activities to support the full employee lifecycle, such as recruitment, onboarding, training and offboarding. You'll need to ensure information is accurately inputted into the database - this will include important information which impacts payroll. This is a temporary to permanent opportunity with a strong potential to move to a permanent contract if all goes well.Based onsite full-time initially with the option to move to a hybrid longer term.What you'll need to succeedA proven track record in HR roles includes:Experience of maintaining HR systems and recordsExperience of providing first-line HR support to employees and managersCIPD Level 3 Qualified Solid understanding of current employment law and HR best practiceHighly organised individual who is meticulous and well versed in roles which require attention to detailTeam player with a customer-centric approachWhat you'll get in returnExcellent pension scheme

• Life cover and a pension for your spouse, civil partner or eligible cohabiting partner and eligible children in the event of your death in service
• The option to take a flexible retirement. If you reduce your hours or move to a less senior position at or after age 55, you can, subject to agreement, take some or all of the benefits you have already built up, helping you ease into retirement.
• Flexibility to pay more or less contributions

Generous holiday entitlementStarting at 26 days and increasing each year to reach 31 days after five years. Part-time employees receive a pro rata entitlement of 26 days. There is also an opportunity to buy and sell leave.Flexible workingIn recognition of the importance of work-life balance, we aim to provide a flexible and agile working environment. It may depend on the job role, but we want to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and flexibility in how hours are worked, with schemes such as flexitime or a reduced working week.Employee developmentA comprehensive programme of learning and development that is available to all. In addition to our e-learning system, which provides a huge range of courses and awareness training, we also support career and personal development through in-house courses and working with colleges and professional institutions.A commitment to health and wellbeing

• Promotional campaigns to support health and wellbeing initiatives
• Awareness training in all subjects related to health and wellbeing
• Specific policies and procedures to provide support
• Access to the Health Plan

Health PlanOur free Health Plan allows employees to claim money back on the cost of dental, eye care and other treatments such as osteopathy and chiropody. Benefits include free access to other healthcare support, digital physiotherapy and unlimited calls to a virtual GP service. Dependent children are also covered, meaning that money can be claimed back for them too. Employees can also choose to pay for an increased cover level as well as add a partner if they wish.The plan also includes discounted gym subscriptions and exclusive shopping discounts with major retailers.Rights for employees who are terminally illWe have signed up to the TUC'sDying to Work campaignTo protect and support employees who are terminally ill.Further benefits include:

• Up to two days time off for volunteering in the community
• Maternity and paternity schemes which offer more than the statutory schemes
• A cycle to work scheme provided byCycle Solutions. It's a government-backed initiative that enables employees to get a bike and/or cycling accessories to use for riding to work whilst making tax and NI savings from their gross pay.
• Low-cost town centre parking for some jobs, depending on work location
• Local staff discounts

The parking permit is available at £10 a month and allows parking in certain car parks, including on the weekends.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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