HR Administration Assistant

Henley-on-thames, Oxfordshire
Mason Recruitment Services
HR Administration Assistant – Ofsted Good College

Permanent Full Time £24,136.00 South Oxfordshire

Are you looking for a role where you can grow your skills and interest in Human Resources? Do you take pride in supporting colleagues and strengthening the foundations of an organisation through excellent HR practice?

Join this OfstedGoodcollege as an HR Administration Assistant and play a key role in delivering high-quality HR support that helps staff and students to thrive.

If you’re organised, people focused and ready to build your HR career in a friendly and supportive environment, we’d love to receive your application.

About This College

This Ofsted ‘Good’ college is recognised for delivering high-quality education and exceptional learner support. Inspectors praised its inclusive environment, strong focus on student well-being and outstanding provision for high-needs learners who “make excellent progress and flourish.” The college works closely with local partners to meet regional skills needs, ensuring students develop the confidence and abilities required for their future careers.

Your Role

As HR Admin Assistant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of all HR processes. You’ll support recruitment, onboarding, and staff development while maintaining accurate records and compliance with employment legislation and college policies. Working closely with managers and colleagues, you’ll help create a professional, inclusive workplace that supports excellent outcomes for staff and students.

Main Duties:

• Support recruitment by managing adverts, applications, interviews, and communication with candidates.
• Coordinate onboarding and induction for new starters, ensuring right-to-work checks and records (including the Single Central Record) are complete.
• Prepare contracts, update HR records, and maintain accurate employee files.
• Be the first point of contact for HR queries, providing a friendly and professional service.
• Support ongoing checks such as DBS renewals, probation reviews, and appraisals.
• Assist with payroll administration and contract-related calculations.
• Keep HR systems up to date, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Help coordinate staff training, development activities, and related administration.
• Contribute to HR projects, such as wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Follow college policies on safeguarding, equality, health and safety, and data protection.
• Take part in CPD, training, and appraisal processes.

Person Specification Qualifications Experience

• Level 3 qualification (e.g., A Levels, BTEC) or equivalent administrative experience – Essential
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy – Essential
• CIPD qualification – Desirable
• Experience in HR administration, ideally within education – Desirable
• Familiarity with HR systems and recruitment platforms – Desirable

Skills and Qualities

• Able to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong attention to detail and high accuracy in all work.
• Organised, proactive, and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office and quick to learn new systems.
• Approachable, customer-focused, and supportive in all interactions.

Eligibilty:

• You must have the right to work in the UK without limitations. There is no sponsorship at this time.
• You must live within a 60 minute commute of Henley-On-Thames.
• You must be happy to work onsite full time, at this time the role is not remote.
• You must agree to provide any existing DBS check, and complete a new check before starting in the role.