People Assistant

Are you passionate about supporting people and making a real impact in your community? At Plus Dane, our People Team is at the heart of enabling individuals and communities to thrive. If you're looking for a role where your work truly matters, this is your opportunity to help shape lives and grow your career, As our People Assistant, you'll deliver comprehensive administrative support across the People function, acting as the first point of contact for colleagues, managers, and external contacts.

You'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of our people data, supporting business decisions, and promoting our employer brand.

• Providing general administrative support and ensuring data accuracy in all People Team systems.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, induction, and the full employee lifecycle-including DBS checks and file management.
• Assisting with payroll administration, personal development reviews, and contract variations.
• Responding to routine people queries and escalating technical issues as needed.
• Producing reports on people metrics and supporting compliance with employment law and organisational procedures.
• Promoting Plus Dane's values and collaborating across the team to deliver impactful activities.

• Educated to GCSE/NVQ level or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a generalist HR administrative role
• Proven ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Good understanding of employment legislation beneficial.
• Strong IT skills, with the ability to learn new systems quickly; familiarity with HR or payroll systems, ideally iTrent, is desirable.

Plus Dane provides homes and services to over 30,000 people across Merseyside and Cheshire. Our aim is to tackle social inequality by enabling individuals and communities to thrive and our customer team is at the heart of what we do.

Working with our customers really does change people's lives and if you want to make a difference Plus Dane is the place to be!

We live by our values of working together, achieving for our customers, taking ownership, and having the opportunity to learn and grow., This is your chance to be part of something meaningful-take the next step and help shape lives through your work at Plus Dane

This is a fixed term contract role until 28 February 2027 working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our Albert Dock office in Liverpool.

You'll be generously rewarded with a competitive salary and a great benefits package, including 35 days' annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays. This includes a 3-day Christmas closedown between Christmas and New Year and you have the option to buy up to 5 extra days annually.

You'll also benefit from a company pension scheme where we contribute 10%, and colleagues can contribute anything from 3% upwards. We're committed to our people's wellbeing supported by an excellent management team, wellbeing champions, and mental health first aiders.