Assistant HR Business Partner

Are you a person-centred and driven HR professional looking for the next step in your career?

We are looking for an HR Generalist or experienced HR Administrator/Coordinator with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude to join our team supporting our school and adult social care and support services functions. Working within a friendly, supportive and established HR team, with a strong belief in make a difference, we are looking for a colleague with the same passion and positivity. You will have the opportunity to build your knowledge, skills and experience and will put this into practice to ensure our people are happy, engaged, high performing and supported to work well together to deliver Jigsaw’s goals.

Role summary

The Assistant HR Business Partner delivers an efficient and responsive HR service, acting as the first point of contact for employees and managers on a range of people-related matters. The role supports the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management and leaver processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to best practice.

Reporting to the HR Business Partner, they will also support payroll input, absence management, and training coordination, while maintaining GDPR compliance and contributing to a positive employee experience and continuous improvement of all HR processes

What can we offer you?

• An interesting and varied role in a friendly HR team

• Competitive salary with a performance related cash bonus scheme

• A range of funded and supported training and professional development opportunities

• 25 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)

• Free onsite parking

• Employee Assistance Programme with excellent Mental Health and Wellbeing Facilities and Support

• Access to over 900 retailer discounts via our exclusive reward platform

• 10% discount at our onsite café

• Pension scheme

• Staff recognition days

How will you contribute to the Team?

• Support stakeholders across Jigsaw with HR matters, providing advice and support to ensure best outcomes

• Manage the full recruitment process, ensuring adherence to Safer Recruitment practices

• Monitor new starter pre-employment checks to meet statuary obligations and regulatory body standards

• Support the employee life cycle, managing new starter, change and leaver processes

• Promote a vigilant culture around GDPR, ensuring data is protected and appropriately managed within the team and across Jigsaw

• Support the completion of payroll, ensuring high accuracy and timely submission

• Support effective absence management and ongoing engagement and wellbeing of staff team to ensure staff are delighted and satisfied at work

To be successful in this role you will need:

• A HR generalist or experienced HR Administrator/Assistant/Coordinator looking for the next step in your career

• Experience in education, social care and/or the third sector would be an advantage

• An excellent communicator with the ability to build credibility, trust and respect at all levels of seniority

• A proactive team player with a can-do attitude and the ability to lend a hand wherever is needed

• Organised with excellent administration skills and the ability to complete tasks in a logical manner with a high attention to detail

• Numerate, with an understanding of payroll from an HR perspective

• CIPD qualified or equivalent qualifications would be an advantage

Salary: £3,2000

Contract terms: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours between 8.00am to 5.00pm (Specific hours to be agreed)

Annual Leave: 25 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays

About Jigsaw

Jigsaw Trust is a registered charity inspired by autism in its desire to provide the very best in ongoing education, vocational and wellbeing services for autistic people; it is also committed to raising awareness of autism and promoting the understanding and acceptance of autistic people.

Jigsaw Trust incorporates: Jigsaw CABAS School, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, educating children aged 4-19 years, and JigsawPlus a specialist day service delivering key living and life skills learning for adults from the age of 18+. The Trust also operates 2 social enterprises: Café on the Park providing work experience and volunteering opportunities in a public-facing setting, and Jigsaw GARDENworks enabling learners of all ages to embark on a range of gardening and related outdoor activities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).