JOB DESCRIPTION
QMC campus is both beautiful and vibrant, it’s a rewarding setting to work in, alongside a great group of staff, students, governors and volunteers.
The HR team is an integral part of North Hampshire Education Alliance and operates from within Queen Mary’s College.
The HR Assistant will be an asset to the Human Resources team through offering high-quality administrative support and providing people centred HR advice to all employees. Thus, contributing to the Trust’s aim of inclusivity excellence on your doorstep. The HR Assistant will have a significant role in ensuring an overall high-quality employee experience.
Whilst the role is varied and interesting it is set in the backdrop of employment law, compliance and the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, so a strong eye for detail and interest in adhering to law and policy is an advantage.
Key Purposes
* To support the role of HR to raise the quality of the employee experience
* To assist administrative activities within the HR team
* To prepare internal job packs for recruitment
* To assist with administration for DBS, pre-employment checks
* To be responsible for the maintenance of HR filing
* To update the HR system
* To assist with Payroll administration
* An understanding and application of legal principles in the workplace for e.g. ED&I, H&S and GDPR
* All staff are committed to the principles of promoting Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevent for young people
* To support on Open Evenings and other marketing and promotional activities when required and as appropriate
* All other related duties commensurate with the role.
Key Outcomes
To support HR to ensure staff are recruited and retained through enhancing their employment journey.
Accountable to: Director of HR & DSL
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* a strong interest in supporting people (internal client)
* a willingness to deliver HR solutions with empathy, compassion and kindness
* a good level of general education
* a sense of humour and demeanour appropriate to working in a setting with children and young people
* a demonstrable commitment to the philosophy and practice of inclusion and fairness
* an ability to understand and carry out reasonable instructions
* an ability to accurately judge when to use own initiative
* strong setting appropriate communication skills
* a demonstrable understanding of working within multi-generational workforce
* ability to use discretion at all times and retain confidentiality in often sensitive and complicated situations
* a people centred problem solving approach
* a strong eye for detail with good, clear written skills
* an ability to challenge and innovate respectfully
* a commitment to progression for and safeguarding of young people
* an ability to adapt to prioritise a variety of people related challenges
Desirable Requirements
* Previous experience of working in HR, recruitment or compliance
* Previous experience of working in an admin role
* Strong IT Systems and IT skills
Contract: Initially casual, with possibility of a 6 month – 12 month fixed-term contract from September 2026.
Hours: 5 hours per week, term time.
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