HR Assistant - Stockton

Description:

Our well-established client based in Stockton on Tees is currently seeking a HR & Recruitment Administrator to join their busy team as soon as possible to assist with an increase in workload. The role is within the Shared Services Contract of the Council.

The client is looking for immediate availability. Potentially required for up to 6 months depending on workload volumes, so candidates must be available for the full time. HR and / or Recruitment experience is essential.
Based in Stockton on Tees, the Job responsibilities will include:

You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of transactional HR and Recruitment matters.
You will be required to have some knowledge across the customer base including many customers external to the local authorities that operate on a separate contract and service level agreement basis.
This will require you to develop knowledge of various terms and conditions of employment and multiple processes and procedures.
You will be responsible for ensuring the service is provided to a high standard and in a timely manner to meet legislative requirement.
You will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively with a range of internal and external customers. The job involves working to strict deadlines and you should be able to manage conflicting priorities and have excellent time management skills.

Other duties are:
· To be responsible for administering a range of recruitment tasks and these will vary across local authorities, schools and academies. You will need to understand the various recruitment processes and carry out tasks in accordance with each customers requirement.
· To be responsible for ensuring any requests for advertising received from schools and academies are correctly authorised and advertising any vacancies using approved sites ensuring all necessary documentation is complete, this will include when necessary, extending any closing dates or re-advertising of posts as agreed with the customer.
· To be responsible for preparing and issuing relevant employment correspondence to successful candidates including offer letters and contracts of employment within legal guidelines and timescales
· To be responsible for the administration of pre-employment checks including, identification documents, proof of right to work in the UK, evidence of qualifications, online DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks, health checks, references, checks on gaps in employment, if not already carried out etc. This will include chasing up of non-receipt of information and clarifying any issues with lead officers.
· To assist in the production of Written Statement of Particulars (Contracts of Employment) and variations to contracts, ensuring they are produced in accordance with legislative and company requirements.
· Update the HR and Payroll system with any information to be stored in the document management system and update any information not automatically transferred from Recruitment Portal. Where appropriate, set up personal file in accordance with customer requirements.
All other related duties as required by the client.
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