Position
HR Administrator
Salary
£26,000 - £28,000 per annum
Location
Broxbourne, Herts
Contract
Permanent, Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:30 (hours may vary)
Our Client
Our client is a unique organisation which provides a wide range of humanistic and caring services for children and young people experiencing family and community exclusion who are often either on the edge of care or looked after. Their services include Secure Transport, Wellbeing, 24 Hour Care Services, Residential Children's Home, 24 Hour Hospital Watch. They are based in a beautiful country setting and were awarded The Sunday Times Best Places To Work 2025.
About the Role
Our client is looking for an HR Administrator to support their business. The main purpose of the role is to assist in the execution and the upkeep of HR, recruitment and compliance.
Duties and Responsibilities
TalentHQ Recruitment is recruiting for an HR Administrator on behalf of our client to support with their HR and recruitment activities. This role would suit someone with a genuine interest in HR who has some previous experience working within recruitment or an HR environment. You will play a key role in supporting the full recruitment lifecycle, including compliance, safer recruitment processes and onboarding. You will become the go‑to person within the team for all recruitment‑related matters, ensuring a smooth and efficient hiring process. This is a great opportunity to contribute to building a positive, high‑performing workplace culture while developing your career.
Key Responsibilities
* Recruitment and Selection – manage the end‑to‑end recruitment process, including job descriptions, advertising, interviewing and onboarding. Ensure all pre‑employment checks are completed and compliant, including ordering and verification of enhanced DBS certificates.
* Compliance and Policy – maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and documentation, manage HR‑related paperwork and reporting requirements, and ensure the organisation complies with safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Training and Development – maintain and track the staff training matrix, ensuring all staff are up to date with relevant training and have access to necessary training and resources.
* HR Administration – manage the administration of personnel records and documentation, maintain employee data on the HR system – Sage HR and administer safer recruitment processes.
Qualifications & Experience
* CIPD part‑qualified or currently working towards (preferred)
* Degree in HR, Business Administration or a related field (preferred)
* Previous experience working within HR or recruitment
* Confident managing end‑to‑end recruitment processes and HR systems
* Safer Recruitment training (preferred)
* Experience working within children's services (preferred)
Skills & Attributes
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* High levels of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion
* Confident advising at all levels within the business
* Proactive, self‑motivated and detail‑oriented
* Passionate about fostering a positive workplace culture
Requirements
* A full valid UK driving licence
* Participation in compulsory training when required to attend
* Maintain confidentiality at all times, in accordance with agreed policy
* Willing to undergo a DBS check (or already holds one)
* Two checkable references required
* Safer Recruitment trained or to be trained
Benefits
* Spacious offices set in a beautiful country setting with onsite parking
* Team building and exciting team events
* Referral programme
* Company pension
* Company events
* Free onsite parking
* Health and wellbeing programmes including yoga classes and swimming pool use
* Welfare checks
* Reflective practice groups
* The Sunday Times Best Places To Work 2025
Due to the nature of the business, an enhanced DBS certificate will be required and references.
Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by TalentHQ Ltd, acting as an Employment Agency. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within 5 working days if you are shortlisted. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to each applicant individually. By applying for this role, you accept our Privacy Policy which you can find on our website.
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