HR Apprentice
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Company Watford Mencap
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Provider CITY SKILLS LIMITED
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Location HERTFORSHIRE, WD17 4PJ
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Type Apprenticeship
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Salary £24,882.00 per year
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Sector Business and administration
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Ref NAS-2000060707
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Application Deadline Date 16/11/2026
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Start Date 01/02/2027
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Positions Available 1
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Working Week Your working hours and shift pattern will be full-time Monday to Friday (9.00am to 5.00pm). You will be office-based, working in our head office with occasional travel to other sites.
Brief Description
Start a career in HR with Watford Mencap, a learning disability charity. As HR Apprentice you will join a small and friendly team and gain hands on experience while you work towards a HR qualification. This role offers variety and a chance to learn and work across HR including recruitment, payroll, employee relations, benefits and compliance.
Training to be Provided
Training will take place once a week at work.
Future Prospects
The opportunity to remain in employment in the HR team after completing the apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
- Recruitment – supporting with the advertisement of roles, place adverts on our website and jobs boards, reviewing applications and conducting telephone interviews with candidates, communicating with the candidates through the pre-employment process, sending offer letters and contracts of employment, DBS checks.
- Payroll – supporting the collation of documents for monthly payroll, data entry, identify where sick pay is due and calculating salary deductions.
- Compliance – auditing staff files, undertaking right to work checks and maintaining records on various systems.
- Correspondence – sending out letters and emails to staff about pensions, benefits, inductions and changes to contracts.
- Employee relations – supporting in grievance and disciplinary meetings, taking notes, drafting outcome letters.
- Assisting in absence management, reporting and administration
- Helping to maintain HR policies and procedures and HR documentation
- Supporting the training and development through administration, maintaining employee training records and reporting
- Working alongside team members, you’ll contribute to HR related projects.
- You’ll take part in work across all areas of the HR function as required, to support your understanding and development.
- You’ll act as ambassador for apprenticeships at Watford Mencap, by supporting careers events, engagement activities and campaigns to promote opportunities and inspire future talent.
- You’ll learn and apply new skills, knowledge and behaviours through a combination of practical experience, formal learning and on-the-job training.
- You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and build positive relationships with colleagues, managers, clients and other stakeholders where appropriate.
- You’ll take responsibility for your own learning and development, making the most of opportunities to gain experience and build your skills and competence.
- You’ll complete apprenticeship learning activities, assignments and all required learning to successfully complete apprenticeship programme.
Other Information
- An enhanced DBS clearance.
- 2 satisfactory references.
- Minimum 6 months’ experience in an office/ reception role, preferably in an HR or recruitment setting. This may have been gained over a variety of settings and periods.
- Some knowledge of UK employment law
- Some knowledge of and interest working in HR, with any related experience (e.g. through education, part-time work, volunteering, or personal projects).
- Commitment to our values (welcoming, challenging, inclusive, respectful, progressive).