HR Assistant

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HR ASSISTANT

Directorate: Resources

Department: Human Resources

Grade D: £28,142 to £30,024 per year (£14.59 to £15.56 per hour) (pay award pending)

Type: Temporary contract (up to 12 months)

Hours: 37 hours per week (working Monday to Friday inclusive)

Location: Long Eaton Town Hall

Hybrid working available

Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys supporting people, improving processes and using data to drive better decisions? Join our friendly HR team and play a key role in delivering high-quality HR services across Erewash Borough Council.

This is a busy and rewarding role, supporting managers and employees across the employee lifecycle. From recruitment and onboarding to absence management and employee wellbeing, you'll provide professional HR support while ensuring our records and processes are accurate, efficient and compliant.

A key part of the role will be producing and analysing HR data, reports and management information, helping to identify trends and support informed decision-making across the organisation.

About You

You'll have previous HR administration experience, excellent attention to detail and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service. You will be confident working with HR systems, handling sensitive information and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

You'll ideally have experience of:

• Recruitment and onboarding administration.
• Absence monitoring and supporting managers in sickness absence management
• HR systems administration, producing reports and analysing data.
• HR administration
• Advising on HR policies and procedures.

Experience of iTrent HR/Payroll systems or local government HR would be an advantage.

What do we offer?

Monday to Friday working so you can enjoy your weekends. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, financial security and professional development:

• A generous annual leave package – 29 days rising to 33 days annual leave (dependent on service) plus 8 bank holidays a year.
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions.
• Discounted leisure membership with the Fit for Work Scheme.
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development.
• Free workplace parking within the Borough.
• Access to health and wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme.

At Erewash Borough Council, we're committed to supporting our employees and delivering excellent services to our communities.

If you're ready to develop your HR career in a supportive local government environment, we'd love to receive your application. Apply today—we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Please note: This role is only open to applicants who already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

The closing date for applications is 26 July 2026 at midnight.

How to apply:

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement, clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role.

To submit a CV please click on the 'Apply Online' icon located at the foot of the page. You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

For further information about working for Erewash Borough Council and how to apply for this job please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire NG10 1HU, Telephone: 0115 9316001 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm) or e-mail: jobs@erewash.gov.uk.

**IMPORTANT: Your supporting statement is an opportunity to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the role. Please refer to the person specification when providing examples, as this will be a key source of information for shortlisting. **

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

The Council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

The Council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.