Job description
About The Role
- Administrative tasks for the employee life cycle including starters, leavers, references and all employment changes
- Using Microsoft Office applications to generate a range of documents including offers, contracts and general correspondence
- Work with the HR colleagues to ensure that pre-employment checks take place, including references and DBS and background checks and that all other necessary paperwork is received from new staff and properly recorded and filed.
- Support in the maintenance and updating of our HRIS to ensure that it contains up to date and accurate information for all current staff
- Support with the administration of the HR team inboxes, ensuring emails are answered in a timely manner escalating as appropriate to HR colleagues.
- maintaining and organising employee records, such as personal information and contracts
- Create regular reports and presentations on HR metrics
- Participate in HR projects
- Plan, organise and support meetings by taking accurate minutes and circulating meeting minutes within set timeframes.
- Liaise with Payroll Team, to ensure the timely processing of payroll activities
- Respond to general administrative queries from line managers and the team
Personal responsibilities
- Prioritise own workload within agreed service and personal objectives.
- Take responsibility for their own and other’s health and safety in the working environment.
- Comply with Compass policies and procedures, including sharing Compass commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Ensure that a professional service and image is maintained at all times.
- Ensure their actions support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
- Promote and adhere to equality of opportunity and diversity within Compass.
About You
Qualifications
- NVQ level 2 Business Administration or equivalent
Experience
- 2 years of administrative experience
- Experience of inputting and producing statistical data and reports on databases and spreadsheets
- Experience in Microsoft Office Packages, Word and Excel
- Experience in providing support to others based in different locations
Knowledge
- Good knowledge of MS Office packages
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Customer service mindset
- Ability to work confidentially
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
Other
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
- Ability to travel to York occasionally
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required.
About Us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- 5% contributory pension scheme, increasing over time
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Interview date: 22 June 2023