HR Assistant - Bath, United Kingdom - Wessex Water

Wessex Water

Verified Company

Bath, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you thrive working in a fast-paced environment, whilst delivering an efficient HR service to the business? If so, we have a great opportunity for an HR Assistant, on a 12-month fixed term contract.

What you'll do:

Our People Team provides a range of innovative and professional HR services across Wessex Water and YTL Developments. Working in the HR Service Centre, you will be based at our Bath office at Claverton Down.

You will work closely with a team of HR Assistants to provide support to our business by ensuring the smooth operation of the complete employee lifecycle.

You will respond to a wide range of HR queries via our Service Management portal, by telephone and face to face.

This will include; drafting and issuing contracts and letters, new starter onboarding, processing changes to terms and conditions and types of leave, general HR queries, using our iTrent People system.

No two days are the same and there will also be lots of exciting ad-hoc HR tasks to get involved with.

What you'll need
To be successful in this role, you will need to:

have previous experience in an administrative role and an ability to work well under pressure;

- be a confident communicator and a team player;
- be well organised, with experience of managing large volumes of work;
- have excellent attention to detail and accuracy;
- recognise the need for confidentiality at all times:

have sound IT skills and be confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams; and

- enjoy supporting customers with a friendly and helpful attitude.

The ideal person would have already spent some time working in an HR department.

However, the most important thing to us is your passion for people - we pride ourselves on our customer focused approach and our desire to drive innovation.

What you'll receive

Total pension contributions up to 20%.
Career progression and professional development opportunities.
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
One paid volunteering day each year.
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
Support from mental health first aiders.
A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.

The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.

We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and if you would like to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you.

Please do not hesitate to let us know about any additional support you may need.