Human Resources Administrator

We are LWMTS, a company wholly owned by Lichfield District Council. A local authority in the Heart of England that provides local services to over 100,000 residents. Our District is a beautiful place to live and work, with its historic city centre which has the impressive Lichfield Cathedral and is the birthplace of Samuel Johnson.

Our organisation is ambitious, innovative, and highly driven to be the best in all that we do. We want to further this growth potential in all key areas of the business by hiring great people. In return, we can build stronger foundations, provide quality services, and help support our company objectives longer term.

The Role

The HR Administrator is responsible for providing a professional, efficient and detail-oriented HR Administration service to meet the needs of Lichfield District Council and LWM Traded Services Ltd. The role involves ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and internal procedures, whilst maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards.

The HR Team provides the full HR service to LWM and Lichfield District Council, supporting office staff at the Frog Lane District Council House, Burntwood Plant Lane Waste Depot, Parks and Grounds Maintenance Staff across the district, and our Leisure Centres in Burntwood and Lichfield. Travel may be required between the locations.

Key Accountabilities

• Administer the end-to-end HR transaction encompassing the whole of the employee lifecycle, from entry to exit.
• Support with recruitment, including job posting, candidate screening, scheduling interviews, candidate communication and references and DBS process checking.
• Manage the new starter administration process – prepare offer letters, contracts and on-boarding documentation.
• Maintain and update HR systems with employee information, ensuring HR and Payroll records are maintained in accordance with compliance with relevant laws and regulations, best practice, data protection and the company requirements.
• Support managers in the administration of all types of leave, e.g. holiday, sickness, family leave, jury service, etc.
• Administer all employee benefits, including enrolment, changes, and terminations.
• Managing the HR inbox and escalating emails where necessary.
• Provide administration assistance for people related processes such as performance review and training workshops.
• Produce accurate and timely HR reports and metrics as required/ scheduled, supporting data-led decision making across the HR and wider leadership. teams.

Essential

• Use of HR Systems for the processing of Timesheet, Time and Attendance, HR Data and Payroll
• HR Administration experience with familiarity of HR processes and procedures. Including end-to-end employee life cycle

Desirable

• Level 3 CIPD (or working towards)
• Awareness of Employment Law and ACAS Codes of Practice
• Knowledge of Local Authority terms and conditions and structures
• Understanding of safeguarding and safer recruitment

You will benefit from:

• Competitive Salary
• Private Health Care
• Pension – 5% Employer, 5% Employee (made up of 4% Employee and 1% Government Contribution)
• Hybrid Working
• My Staff Shop – Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to free CPD via Learning and Development Platform
• Free City-centre Car Parking Monday – Friday

Be part of our growing team and amazing culture.

What Next?

To be considered for this exciting new opportunity, please apply with your CV and Covering Letter – please note, the covering letter is essential as this will allow us to assess written communication.

If you need any support with completing your application, or any part of the recruitment process, please contact hradmin@lwmts.co.uk so that we can discuss reasonable adjustments.

Please Note:

We value the interest shown in our vacancies and aim to consider every application carefully. However, in the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early in order to manage application volumes effectively.

Due to the high number of applications that we can typically receive, we are unable to notify applicants who have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Pre Employment Checks

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory clearances which include:

• Two satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of employment.
• Evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom; and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We look forward to hearing from you.