HR Assistant Truro, England
Job description
An opportunity has arisen for an HR Assistant to join a small HR Team in a leading law firm with Investors in People Silver accreditation and ambitions to achieve IIP Gold.
As part of a small team you will deliver all HR services to over 150 staff and managers across multiple locations and disciplines. Maintaining your own areas of responsibility, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and expertise whilst making a real impact on the working lives of our colleagues. The firm has a leading HR Information System which you will be integral to rolling out to staff and managers.
This role offers a high degree of flexibility and autonomy and will suit the self-motivated. The role offers a great opportunity for candidates looking to take the next step on their career ladder and develop their own specialisms in a small team where they can make a real difference, or for a more experienced HR practitioner looking for a new challenge or to take a step into a new sector.
What you will do:
- Oversee the running of flexible working requests, contract changes and leavers
- Support staff and managers through family leave planning
- Support the HR Manager with ER, performance, conduct and wellbeing matters
- Maintain excellent documentation and records on all matters
Experience, Knowledge and Skills you need:
- Experience of working in a HR/People Function in any sector
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and HR practice
- Effective ICT Skills essential and experience of HR Information systems beneficial
- The ability to quickly and effectively build rapport with a wide range of stakeholders face to face and remotely
You will love this role if:
- Enjoy understanding how people work and what motivates them to perform well
- You are balanced and objective
- You are good at working with others and earning their trust and respect.
- You have a questioning mind along with an ability to be adaptable and patient
You will be a success if:
- You organise your work and bring challenges to supervision
- You take a professional responsibility for your focus areas
- You have solutions focused approach
About us
Coodes LLP provide legal advice across the entire spectrum of business and personal needs, delivered by highly-experienced lawyers with a dedicated and skilled support team. The HR Team form part of a Business Support department who deliver services to the entire business.
Coodes has built a reputation over the last decade of being one of the most forward thinking firms by regional, if not, national standards and a number of our departments and lawyers are recognised as the leaders in the region. The firm has held the Investors in People standard for over 20 years and is an Investors in People Silver.
Additional benefits include
- Group pension plan
- Annual bonus scheme
- Medical cash plan
- Life assurance
- Holiday trading
- Private medical insurance options
- Cycle to work
- Discounted shopping platform
Location
Truro ideally although the firm has office locations across Cornwall and West Devon and we are open to discussing remote and hybrid working options. The ability to travel to any office on occasion is a requirement of the role although travel will be infrequent.
Hours
We are flexible and welcome applications from candidates looking for 30 to 35 hours a week spread evenly from Monday to Friday during usual office hours of 9am to 5pm.
Speculative candidates submitted through agencies we have not instructed will not be considered to be represented by that agency.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
