People and Culture Assistant

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.

Flexible Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time and job share. We encourage applicants to discuss their preferred working patterns during the interview process.

Hybrid Working: This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to split your time between our ICB offices and home. We aim to provide a supportive and adaptable working environment that meets the needs of our staff, service delivery and the patients within our Region.

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive team environment
• Enhanced work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Employee Benefits – Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as Lease Cars, Home Electronics, Cycle to Work

Are you organised, customer-focused and looking to build a career in People and Culture?

We're looking for a proactive and enthusiastic People & Culture Assistant to join our supportive team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience across a wide range of HR and workforce activities whilst supporting colleagues across the North East and North Cumbria.

Working arrangements: Hybrid, with a minimum of two days per week in the office and additional attendance to meet service needs.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience working in a busy administrative environment.
• Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Has strong customer service and communication skills.
• Is confident using Microsoft Office and electronic systems.
• Can manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Is committed to providing an excellent service to managers and employees.

As a People & Culture Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting the whole People & Culture Team. You'll help deliver an efficient, responsive and high-quality service by managing employee records, processing workforce changes, supporting payroll activity, maintaining systems and assisting colleagues with a variety of people-related queries.

This is a busy and varied role where no two days are the same. You'll work closely with HR professionals, managers and employees, helping to ensure our people processes run smoothly and accurately.

NENC ICB does not hold a Skilled Worker sponsorship licence and is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring employer sponsorship.

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

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