HR Administrator

Job Description

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What you’ll be doing:

Reporting to the People Partner, you'll play a key role in ensuring our people have a positive experience throughout their employment, helping us attract, recruit and support colleagues who deliver outstanding support to the people we work. You will be involved in a variety of tasks including:

• Recruitment & Onboarding:
  You’ll ensure that our safer recruitment practices are consistently followed, from sending out application packs, to booking interviews and conducting pre‑employment checks. You’ll also use our Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) to monitor where candidates are in the process and provide updates.
• HR Documentation & Systems:
  You’ll maintain and update our files to ensure they are accurate and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Employee Relations:
  You'll act as a point of contact for HR‑related enquiries, providing guidance on our HR policies and procedures or signposting colleagues to our external HR provider where appropriate. You may also be required to take notes during formal employee relations meetings.
• Payroll & General Administrative Support:
  You’ll provide general administrative support for the HR department, including issuing HR documentation, conducting follow‑up checks (e.g. DBS and Right to Work) and assisting with the preparation and checking of payroll data. This will include maintaining accurate employee information and providing relevant changes and updates to support the timely and accurate processing of payroll. You’ll also undertake other general HR administrative tasks as required.

This is a full‑time role working 37.5 hours per week. Our standard working pattern is Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, although alternative working hours within Monday to Friday will be considered.

The role is based at The Wellington Centre, Winchester Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2EG
, with flexibility to work from home on some days, subject to business needs.

Our benefits package includes:

• competitive salary of £27,168.80 per annum
• Annual leave entitlement starting at 22 days plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 25 days plus 8 bank holidays with service
• Long service awards
• NEST pension (where eligibility requirements are met)
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• 24‑hour support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities to get involved in wider organisational projects
• Support with your continuous professional development

• Strong administration skills with proven experience in an administrative role
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office and be able to pick up new software with ease
• A high level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail

• Experience of working in HR or recruitment.
• Experience using an HRIS or Applicant Tracking System.
• An understanding of employment legislation or safer recruitment.
• A CIPD Level 3 qualification (or working towards one).

Join our People team at Purple Oak Support as our HR Administrator. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting colleagues throughout their employment, helping us recruit and retain great people so we can continue delivering outstanding support to the people who use our services.

Based in Andover, this is a permanent, full‑time role. If you're an organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and a passion for providing great customer service, we'd love to hear from you. You'll support every stage of the employee journey, from recruitment and onboarding to maintaining accurate HR records and providing day‑to‑day HR support.