HR Assistant
Location: Middlesbrough
Hours: Monday – Friday - flexible hours
Pay: Negotiable
Type: Temporary
Imperial Recruitment Group are working exclusively with Middlesbrough College who are looking to appoint a HR Assistant on a temporary on-going basis
Purpose:
The HR Officer/Assistant will provide proactive, high-quality support within a busy and fast-paced HR team, working closely with the HR Advisor to deliver an efficient, responsive and people-focused service. The role offers an excellent opportunity for professional development, supporting a broad range of HR activities and gaining exposure to all areas of operational HR.
The postholder will be responsible for delivering effective day-to-day HR administration, including supporting formal employee relations meetings through accurate minute-taking, managing HR inboxes, maintaining spreadsheets and workforce data, and assisting with sickness monitoring and probation processes. They will support discussions with new employees regarding medical adjustments and provide routine advice and guidance to staff and managers under the direction of the HR Advisor.
This role plays a key part in ensuring consistent standards, timely responses and a positive colleague experience across the HR function. It is ideally suited to someone looking to build a long-term career in HR—someone proactive, motivated, switched on, and confident working with sensitive information in a professional and confidential manner.
Duties:
Support HR Advisors by preparing documentation for formal meetings and attending hearings to provide accurate, confidential minute-taking.
Maintain clear and up-to-date casework trackers, ensuring follow-up actions are completed in a timely manner.
Provide initial advice and guidance to managers on low-level HR queries, referring more complex issues to the HR Advisor.
Review sickness absence data, highlight trends and flag cases reaching trigger points in accordance with College policy.
Provide basic guidance to managers on next steps when sickness triggers are met, ensuring clear and timely escalation.
Support the HR team in producing reports, maintaining accurate absence records, and ensuring documentation is stored in line with audit requirements.
Assist with the administration of maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave processes, ensuring timely provision of information to employees and managers.
Prepare letters, update records and track deadlines relating to family-friendly leave.
Support the processing of flexible working applications, ensuring correct documentation, deadlines and communication with managers.
Provide high-quality administrative support across the full range of HR activities.
Draft letters, update forms, collate data and maintain confidential records to a high standard.
Support HR Advisors with probation processes.
Support HR projects, audits and reviews as required.
Experience:
Experience of working within a HR, administrative or compliance-based role.
Experience prioritising workload and managing multiple tasks in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Demonstrable experience maintaining accurate records, spreadsheets and HR systems.
Experience of handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Experience providing administrative support such as drafting letters, tracking deadlines, and coordinating documentation.
For more information please get in touch with Imperial Recruitment Group ASAP