HR Coordinator (Maternity Cover - 12 months) Remote
Job description
Who we are:
The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.
We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.
We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.
We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.
What we can offer you:
- Pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
- Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme
- Access to the Headspace App
We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a Human Resources Coordinator to join a collaborative and supportive team on a fixed-term basis for 12 months, covering maternity leave. The role will cover National Programmes and Corporate Services.
As HR coordinator some of your responsibilities will include:
- Act as first point of contact for all queries and support – internally and externally such as new starters.
- Create offer letters and contracts for new starters.
- Provide an end to end recruitment and administration service, supporting managers where needed.
- Provide first line employee relations advice to our employees.
- Process the monthly payroll.
- Support employees in using our HR platforms.
- Providing monthly HR data and analysis to the HR Advisors and Head of HR.
The successful candidate will have a good written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail as the role will be cross-referencing critical data and information. You’ll have the ability to manage and prioritise a high volume, complex and challenging workload with tight deadlines. Being professional, articulate and organised is a essential, you’ll need a proactive mindset with a positive attitude and approach.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a busy HR environment and also have experience in preparing and processing payroll.
How to apply
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Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
