Sevenoaks District Council is a Investors in People Gold Standard employer, a fun and dynamic place to work in a lovely location only 30 minutes from Central London. This role is 37 hours a weeks based in our Argyle Road offices, with up to 23 days annual leave a year plus bank holidays. Onsite car parking is available for all employees.

This role is a maternity cover for up to one year for a Human Resources Administrator assisting the Human Resources Team in supporting employee relations, recruitment, and training and employee wellbeing functions. The role requires a high level of interaction with members of staff throughout the organisation, being a trusted member of the HR team who provides advice and support to staff on the entire employee life cycle. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to build trust and gain agreement through their expertise in explaining HR issues.

The Human Resources Administrator role reports to the HR Manager, working in a small friendly team of five individuals with you being the sixth. This role is based in Argyle Road Sevenoaks. The Human Resources Administrator is responsible for providing HR support for all staff from the Chief Executive through to administrative staff across a broad range of specialisms including Housing, Planning, Environmental, Operational and Legal teams. You will need to demonstrate continual improvement with the business to provide HR advice and support services ensuring that you deliver highly effective HR services to our staff.

• Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
• Supporting staff through the entire employee life cycle from recruitment
to training to advising on policies
• Play a key role in keeping a good employee relations environment and a
high level of staff engagement and trust.
• The ability to work with a wide range of people of all levels, alone or in a
team
• You will need a flexible approach be able to juggle many responsibilities to be able to prioritise your own workload

Essential Skills, Experience and Qualifications
• Good verbal and written skills
• Ability to work with all levels of staff
• IT Skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Administrative skills

Competencies and Personal Attributes
•Strong team player, keen to be part of joint initiatives with the wider team
•Influential and confident communicator, with the ability to engage effectively with staff at all levels
•Be a role model for the Councils values.

It would be great if you've already have recruitment or similar experience, but its not essential - the attitude, and natural talent for making things happen are.