Hr Administrator; Maternity Cover

Foray Motor Group is the South West's award-winning Ford-only dealer group, with dealerships and service centres in Salisbury, Poole, Yeovil, Taunton, Andover, Shaftesbury, Bridgwater, Dorchester and Southampton. The 9 location group, with an annual turnover in excess of £150m, employs circa 400 people, in a wide variety of job roles, and has excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated and talented people.

Whether you're a salesperson, a vehicle technician or in customer service, we would like to hear from you. And, if you haven't yet built-up experience in these areas, we have apprenticeships and training programmes to help you get settled in. At Foray we place great emphasis on developing our staff to equip you with the right skills and tools to succeed at everything you do.

Salary: £13,200 - £17,200.00 (based on NMW, dependant on hours worked)

Contract: Part-time | Fixed Term Contract (up to 12 months)

Hours: Between 20 - 26 hours per week | Monday - Friday | Flexible working hours/days, within our core business hours 9 a.m.

- 5:30 p.m.

Benefits:

• Foray Rewards (including discount shopping from a range of retailers)
• 24/7 wellbeing support
• 24/7 1-2-1 Counselling support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), rising to 34 days with length of service
• Long Service Awards
• Workplace Discount for your own vehicle and immediate family

• Company pension scheme
• Exclusive employee discounts and wellbeing portal
• Length of service recognition awards
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Flexible part-time working arrangements
• A supportive and collaborative team environment

As HR Administrator, you'll provide comprehensive administrative support across all areas of HR, helping to ensure our processes run efficiently while delivering excellent service to employees and managers.

You’ll be involved in a wide variety of activities including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, reporting, training administration and supporting key HR initiatives.

We offer flexibility around working days and hours, with 20-25 hours per week available within our standard office hours of 9.00am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.

"To attract, retain and develop high calibre candidates, creating a thriving work environment where employees are engaged, and managers are developed and feel confident to drive business success through our people."

• Supporting and coordinating the onboarding process for new starters.
• Preparing offers of employment, contracts and associated documentation.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems.
• Processing employee changes and leavers.
• Responding to day-to-day HR queries and providing guidance in line with company policies and procedures.
• Supporting recruitment activities, including arranging interviews, liaising with candidates and coordinating pre-employment checks.
• Producing reports and management information from HR systems.
• Assisting with HR audits and periodic administration activities.
• Supporting managers with probation reviews, appraisals and employee development processes.
• Assisting with company training initiatives and events.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects within the HR & Payroll Team.
• Building positive working relationships with employees and managers across the business.
• Ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and employment legislation requirements.

To be successful in this role, you'll be:

An experienced administrator with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

A confident communicator who enjoys supporting and helping others.

Professional, approachable and able to build strong working relationships.

Comfortable managing multiple priorities and…