HR Apprentice Middlesbrough, England
Job description
The Role
We are looking for an HR Apprentice to join our Fedcap team. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking to start a career in HR and will work towards a level 3 HR qualification. Reporting to our People Operations Manager, you will support our HR Administration and Recruitment teams to provide a great experience for our people and candidates right across the business.
You will work closely with members of the People Team, managers and colleagues from across Fedcap, helping to make sure we respond to requests and changes quickly and efficiently and provide great customer service.
This will be an important role in our people team, all of whom are focussed on supporting Fedcap to be a great place to work.
You will be office based with a salary of £21,255 during your apprenticeship.
Key Responsibilities:
Your Apprenticeship will be focused on specific HR areas such as:
- Support the HR Coordinators by being a point of contact for HR related issues
- Support the Recruitment Partners with our end-to-end recruitment activity.
- Liaise with candidates to ensure they have a great experience with us, arranging interviews and completing associated paperwork.
- Support on-boarding of new recruits including background checking and preparation of offers and contracts.
- Work on innovative solutions to key HR challenges including employee engagement initiatives and ideas.
- HR Administrative support including data management, time and attendance and various HR reports.
- Support the HR Coordinators in tasks such as Maternity, Paternity, Parental Leave and Flexible Working requests
- Bring a fresh perspective and introduce new ideas to support the development of a modern and engaging workplace.
- Assist in any other admin tasks as requested by HR Coordinators and recruitment teams.
- Ensure confidentiality is always maintained.
Person Specification
- HR administration experience would be an advantage but not essential.
- Competent with MS Office applications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
- Highly organised and able to meet demanding deadlines
- Ability to role model our values and of Kindness, Respect, Integrity and Innovation
Reward
Here’s what makes us a rewarding career….
- A real opportunity to make a genuine social difference
- An inclusive and supportive culture
- Learning and development opportunities to help you grow from day one (including a two-week induction and the opportunity of an Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) qualification for all employees)
- Competitive benchmarked salary plus additional bonus and recognition schemes
- £500 a year to spend with your choice of over 900 retailers
- Pension and free life cover (4 x salary)
- Health and wellbeing support with an internal Wellbeing Team and our Employee Assistance Programme (including 24/7 telephone support, counselling, legal and financial information, mindfulness, digital gym)
- Supporting your work/ life fit through a range of flexible working options, up to 30* days annual leave, buy/ sell holiday scheme, no bank holiday or weekend working!
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- A cycle to work scheme that is open all year long!
- Laptop and mobile phone for every employee!
*Subject to eligibility
Additional information
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Fedcap Employment is committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of recruitment and selection, in line with its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy in addition to our duty under the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; to advance equality of opportunity.
Fedcap Employment is a Disability Confident Leader employer and as such, any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty intrinsic to the role, having considered reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of their disability.
Disability confident employer
Fedcap is a recognised Disability Confident Leader with commitments to aim to recruit, retain and develop disabled people within the company. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer to support with reasonable adjustments where required.
Veterans and service personnel
Fedcap is positive about employing veterans and service personnel spouses or family members as part of our commitment to upholding principles of the Armed Forces Covenant.
Advert expiry: If you are interested in the position we recommend applying at your earliest convenience. Fedcap reserves the right to withdraw a job advertisement at any time.
Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland delivers employability solutions across the UK to build communities through a blend of local frontline professional teams and like-minded supply chain partners, using innovative and tested ideas developed both locally and internationally.
Our service is designed to give each individual the best opportunity according to his/her abilities and needs. Our programs provide targeted employment supports to a range of underserved groups, including single parents, people who were previously incarcerated and individuals with health, mental health and/or substance use conditions.
Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.
Website: http://www.fedcapemployment.org/
