HR Apprentice

• Recruitment – supporting with the advertisement of roles, place adverts on our website and jobs boards, reviewing applications and conducting telephone interviews with candidates, communicating with the candidates through the pre-employment process, sending offer letters and contracts of employment, DBS checks.
• Payroll – supporting the collation of documents for monthly payroll, data entry, identify where sick pay is due and calculating salary deductions.
• Compliance – auditing staff files, undertaking right to work checks and maintaining records on various systems.
• Correspondence – sending out letters and emails to staff about pensions, benefits, inductions and changes to contracts.
• Employee relations – supporting in grievance and disciplinary meetings, taking notes, drafting outcome letters.
• Assisting in absence management, reporting and administration
• Helping to maintain HR policies and procedures and HR documentation
• Supporting the training and development through administration, maintaining employee training records and reporting
• Working alongside team members, you’ll contribute to HR related projects.
• You’ll take part in work across all areas of the HR function as required, to support your understanding and development.
• You’ll act as ambassador for apprenticeships at Watford Mencap, by supporting careers events, engagement activities and campaigns to promote opportunities and inspire future talent.
• You’ll learn and apply new skills, knowledge and behaviours through a combination of practical experience, formal learning and on-the-job training.
• You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and build positive relationships with colleagues, managers, clients and other stakeholders where appropriate.
• You’ll take responsibility for your own learning and development, making the most of opportunities to gain experience and build your skills and competence.
• You’ll complete apprenticeship learning activities, assignments and all required learning to successfully complete apprenticeship programme.

Training

Training will take place once a week at work.

After the apprenticeship

The opportunity to remain in employment in the HR team after completing the apprenticeship.

Things to consider

• An enhanced DBS clearance.
• 2 satisfactory references.
• Minimum 6 months’ experience in an office/ reception role, preferably in an HR or recruitment setting. This may have been gained over a variety of settings and periods.
• Some knowledge of UK employment law
• Some knowledge of and interest working in HR, with any related experience (e.g. through education, part-time work, volunteering, or personal projects).
• Commitment to our values (welcoming, challenging, inclusive, respectful, progressive).