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HR Assistant
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,000 to £29,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | Hurst Green, Clitheroe |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Stonyhurst College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Administrative Assistant - Human Resources
Job Overview
Assist the HR Director and the HR team to provide an effective and professional HR provision for all departments. The post-holder will support the day-to-day operations of the HR function and will provide clerical and administrative support.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
• Work closely with the HR Director to plan and organise departmental activity and
projects in line with our strategic goals.
• Processing of HR related aspects of ISAMS or other campus management information
systems.
• Work closely and support the Payroll Officer with processing changes, setting up new employees and regular monthly activity.
• Attending meetings, producing agendas, minutes and action logs
• Support with minute taking as required
• Assist in managing the centralised inbox – responding to all speculative applications and agencies as appropriate and supporting the shortlisting processes.
• Liaising with recruiting managers, agencies and other parties, advertising roles
internally and externally as appropriate.
• Development of recruitment materials and candidate information packs.
• Co-ordinate logistics for interviews for professional and support staff as required.
• Support with the organising and delivery of the on-boarding process, working closely with the wider HR team.
• Ensuring that all recruitment administration is completed in a timely manner in
conjunction with other team members.
• Prepare Job Descriptions & Person specifications
• Produce contracts of employment, offer letters and associated paperwork.
• Analysis of people data, turnover, benchmarking and producing reports as required.
• General office administration and maintenance of employee files.
• Assist with the management and allocation of core training programmes online.
Personal Qualities/Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of and commitment to Stonyhurst’s mission and ethos.
• Working collaboratively with the team, providing support and help when required.
• To have a confident, but also warm and welcoming manner.
• To have a genuine interest in people and in providing a high quality, professional HR service to all Stonyhurst employees.
• To be flexible and adaptable to the operational needs of the HR Department and the College as a whole.
• Work to tight deadlines, prioritising work and ensuring a customer focus
• An excellent level of ICT competence including experience of using Excel, Word and Microsoft Outlook. An ability to use and adapt to different HR systems.
• Punctual, honest and polite.
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters and with discretion.
• Attention to detail
General Information
This is a full year post. The regular working week will be based upon 37.5 hours.
The College is committed to the professional development of staff and will provide and support training opportunities as appropriate.
• Holidays – 32 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays
• Benefits – usage of swimming pool and gym free of charge
• Pension – SEI Master Trust matched pension contributions up to 6%
• Healthshield Cash Plan and PERKS programme
• Meals on duty, free parking, Cycle to work Scheme
Job Overview
Assist the HR Director and the HR team to provide an effective and professional HR provision for all departments. The post-holder will support the day-to-day operations of the HR function and will provide clerical and administrative support.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
• Work closely with the HR Director to plan and organise departmental activity and
projects in line with our strategic goals.
• Processing of HR related aspects of ISAMS or other campus management information
systems.
• Work closely and support the Payroll Officer with processing changes, setting up new employees and regular monthly activity.
• Attending meetings, producing agendas, minutes and action logs
• Support with minute taking as required
• Assist in managing the centralised inbox – responding to all speculative applications and agencies as appropriate and supporting the shortlisting processes.
• Liaising with recruiting managers, agencies and other parties, advertising roles
internally and externally as appropriate.
• Development of recruitment materials and candidate information packs.
• Co-ordinate logistics for interviews for professional and support staff as required.
• Support with the organising and delivery of the on-boarding process, working closely with the wider HR team.
• Ensuring that all recruitment administration is completed in a timely manner in
conjunction with other team members.
• Prepare Job Descriptions & Person specifications
• Produce contracts of employment, offer letters and associated paperwork.
• Analysis of people data, turnover, benchmarking and producing reports as required.
• General office administration and maintenance of employee files.
• Assist with the management and allocation of core training programmes online.
Personal Qualities/Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of and commitment to Stonyhurst’s mission and ethos.
• Working collaboratively with the team, providing support and help when required.
• To have a confident, but also warm and welcoming manner.
• To have a genuine interest in people and in providing a high quality, professional HR service to all Stonyhurst employees.
• To be flexible and adaptable to the operational needs of the HR Department and the College as a whole.
• Work to tight deadlines, prioritising work and ensuring a customer focus
• An excellent level of ICT competence including experience of using Excel, Word and Microsoft Outlook. An ability to use and adapt to different HR systems.
• Punctual, honest and polite.
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters and with discretion.
• Attention to detail
General Information
This is a full year post. The regular working week will be based upon 37.5 hours.
The College is committed to the professional development of staff and will provide and support training opportunities as appropriate.
• Holidays – 32 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays
• Benefits – usage of swimming pool and gym free of charge
• Pension – SEI Master Trust matched pension contributions up to 6%
• Healthshield Cash Plan and PERKS programme
• Meals on duty, free parking, Cycle to work Scheme