HR & People Assistant

HR & People Assistant

Salary: Dependent on experience
Location: Darlington / Hybrid Working
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Benefits: Excellent benefits package

Looking to start your career in HR? This could be a brilliant place to do it.

We're recruiting for an exciting HR & People Assistant opportunity with a growing, ambitious organisation based in the Darlington area.

This is a junior-level role with huge potential. We're looking for someone confident, organised and genuinely passionate about building a career within HR. You don't need years of HR experience. What matters most is your attitude, energy, attention to detail and willingness to learn. There is also the potential for the successful person to undertake a HR apprenticeship alongside the role, giving you the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification while developing real, hands-on HR experience.

You'll be joining an organisation at an incredibly exciting stage of its journey, with a fantastic culture and a genuine focus on developing its people.

Working closely with the wider team, you'll provide day-to-day support across a really varied range of activities, including:

Providing general HR administration and coordination
Supporting recruitment activity from start to finish
Arranging interviews and coordinating diaries
Liaising with candidates and hiring managers
Preparing recruitment and HR documentation
Supporting onboarding and new starter processes
Scheduling meetings, training and People activities
Keeping HR systems, records and employee information up to date
Helping to organise internal events and initiatives
Supporting the People team with ad hoc projects
Making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenesThis role is all about potential. You could already have some HR, recruitment or administration experience, or you might be working in a completely different environment and looking for your first opportunity to break into HR.

We'd love to speak to someone who is:

Passionate about work, positive and enthusiastic
Genuinely passionate about developing a career in HR
Hungry to learn and happy to get stuck in
Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Confident communicating with different people
Comfortable juggling several things at once
Proactive and willing to take ownership
Professional when dealing with confidential information
A real team player with a can-do attitudeMost importantly, you'll be someone who wants to learn. You'll be surrounded by experienced people who can help you develop your knowledge and give you exposure to different areas of HR. This isn't just another HR administration role. It's an opportunity to build your career from the ground up within a fantastic organisation where you'll have the opportunity to learn, develop and take on more as you grow.

You'll benefit from:

Fantastic exposure to HR and recruitment
Potential to complete a HR apprenticeship
Excellent learning and development opportunities
Hybrid working
Excellent company benefits
A supportive, positive and inclusive culture
The opportunity to join at an exciting stage of growth
Real responsibility and the chance to learn from experienced professionalsReady to start your HR career? If you're ambitious, people-focused and looking for an opportunity where you can learn, develop and genuinely build a career in HR, we'd love to hear from you.

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