Job Introduction

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced HR Assistant, HR Administrator or HR Officer to join our HR Services team and continue to develop their HR career with a business that offers homeworking and flexibility.

We are looking for a HR administrator that shares our passion in providing a first-class HR service to our employees and for ensuring customer excellence.

And who are Your Housing Group?

If you live in the Northwest, you may have already heard of Your Housing Group and know us as a Housing Association, but really, there’s a lot more to YHG that make it a great place to work!

We are a partner to Homes England and one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by reinvesting in our 29K properties and building 1,000 new homes each year. We also provide a wide range of housing solutions to support vulnerable adults, vulnerable children, and provide a wide range of extra support services.  We pride ourselves on helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford and place safety at the heart of all that we do - for customers, colleagues, and our supply chain.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will be working within a small team of HR Officers, responsible for the delivery of the day-to-day HR and recruitment administration activity within our HR Services function, such as managing sickness and absence records, onboarding of new staff, and responding to general HR queries from YHG employees via telephone and email.

One of the great things about this role is that it’s a generalist role, so it’s a great opportunity for you to develop your existing HR experience and expand into other areas.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful as a HR Officer, here at YHG you will ideally have some experience in working within a fast-paced HR environment and prioritising and managing your own workload.

Ideally, you will also have strong communications skills, both written and verbal and well-honed customer service skills.

This role is really suited to someone who is a collaborative team player, keen to get involved, with a genuine passion to build a successful career within HR.

That’s all sounds great.... What’s in it for me?

In return we offer a salary of £19,700 for a 35-hour week, 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our benefits are far more than a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

We offer a fantastic flexible, home working culture where you are measured on your outputs, not hours chained to a desk! So, as well as working from home, whether you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, if it fits with what the business needs from your role, talk to your manager, we are open to what works for you too! When you want those social interactions with your teammates, we have a state-of-the-art collaboration space based in Warrington for you to use, which you’ll also visit at times for team meetings and training etc.

We also provide a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access and alternative therapies) and an amazing discount scheme that gives half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

This role also offers genuine progression opportunities and many of our HR Officers have been promoted internally into other areas of the people team (inc ER Advisors, HRBPs and Team Leader roles). We are also open to supporting people through further HR Qualifications where appropriate.

So, if you are a HR Associate, ready for a new challenge with a business that can offer opportunities to develop further HR skills, and a fantastic work life mix culture, then we’d love to hear from you! YHG1

Your Housing Group