HR & Office Supervisor
Job description
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Are you seeking an office based role with an HR delivery element to it? This exciting opportunity is within a friendly, highly regarded, and expanding tech company and it’s situated in the heart of Beckenham. This brand new HR /Office Supervisor opportunity might just be of interest to you.
Bright Side Recruitment is assisting in their search for an HR / Office Supervisor. Previous, demonstrable experience of HR policy and process delivery is essential. The ideal person should already possess general HR related, and administrative experience gained from within a small to medium sized business.
The HR / Office Supervisor role is being offered on a full time, permanent basis, and a degree of flexibility is being offered surrounding start and finish times, provided there is consistency. The role also has the capacity to expand and grow in line with the company’s future expansion plans.
This is a company in which staff wellbeing is always regarded as the core of the business. Several have been with the business for over 20 years! They always look to develop their people professionally; and promote from within wherever possible.
A summary of duties and responsibilities (HR related):
- Understand and action new procedures relating to the recent Employment Rights Act as they come in over the next year or so
- Draft, complete and issue HR related documents (offer letters, employment contracts, reference requests, P46 / P45 etc)
- Organise and maintain employee HR files
- Completing right to work checks and inducting new starters
- Carry out probationary, welfare, and return to work interviews
- Monitor and record staff holiday and sickness records
Other office related duties will include:
- Sales invoicing and a degree of credit control
- Occasional reception and telephone answering
- Securely packaging and sending equipment to customers
- Receiving and logging returned equipment
- General office related administrative duties
Experience and attributes required:
- At least 3 years of experience gained from within an HR related environment
- CIPD accreditation (level 5 ideally)
- Proficiency with XERO (or similar)
- Confidence in using MS applications (Excel, Word and Outlook)
- Experienced with writing and sending complex emails – with clarity
- Articulate – possessing an excellent level of written and spoken English
- Possess a genuine ‘team player’ mentality
What’s in it for YOU?
- A highly supportive management team
- On site parking
- Gym membership
- Occasional work from home / wellness days
- Occasional team social events
- Long term job security, with a genuine opportunity for professional development and career progression
If this exciting and varied part time role sounds appealing to you, please apply today, or contact Bright Side Recruitment Ltd for more information.
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⭐ Highlight your CIPD Level 5 qualification prominently as this is specifically mentioned as ideal for the role
📊 Quantify your HR experience: 'Managed employee files for 150+ staff' or 'Processed 25 new starter inductions monthly'
🌐 Emphasise your XERO proficiency as they specifically mention this accounting software
🎯 Showcase Employment Rights Act knowledge as they're implementing new procedures over the next year
🤝 Demonstrate your small-to-medium business experience as they specifically seek this background
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- •Implemented Employment Rights Act compliance procedures for 85-person tech company, ensuring 100% adherence to new legislation within 6-month deadline
- •Managed complete HR administration using XERO, processing 15 new starter inductions monthly and maintaining confidential employee files for 120+ staff
- •Conducted 40+ probationary and welfare interviews annually, achieving 95% successful completion rate and supporting employee retention initiatives
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Bright Side Recruitment's HR & Office Supervisor role at your Beckenham tech company perfectly aligns with my CIPD Level 5 qualification and XERO proficiency. Your focus on implementing Employment Rights Act procedures particularly interests me, as I've recently completed training on the new legislation and understand the compliance challenges facing growing businesses.
My background in HR policy delivery within SME environments has equipped me with the versatility needed for this dual HR and office support role. I've managed complete employee lifecycles from right to work verification through to probationary reviews, whilst maintaining accurate XERO records for invoicing and credit control.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you implement the new Employment Rights Act procedures in our HR processes?
- ›Walk me through your experience with XERO for invoicing and credit control
- ›How do you ensure compliance when conducting right to work checks?
- ›Describe your approach to maintaining confidential employee HR files
- ›What's your process for conducting effective probationary reviews?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to draft a complex HR document under tight deadlines
- ›Describe a situation where you had to handle a sensitive employee welfare issue
- ›Give an example of how you've contributed to team success in a small business environment
- ›Tell me about a time you had to juggle multiple administrative priorities
- ›Describe how you've supported business growth through effective HR processes
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to draft a complex HR document under tight deadlines
Describe a situation where you had to handle a sensitive employee welfare issue