HR Officer in Newbury

Step into a rewarding permanent role offering excellent benefits and genuine career development with a growing, purpose-driven housing organisation.

This HR Officer position gives you the opportunity to become the first dedicated HR professional within the group, shaping HR practices across three complementary brands while supporting recruitment, employee relations, compliance and people development.

As an HR Officer, you’ll be joining a growing organisation with a clear mission of making a difference, one home at a time.

Working across private sector leasing, supported living and charitable housing initiatives, you’ll report directly to the Group Managing Director while receiving additional support from an experienced external HR Consultant.

This is a great opportunity to broaden your HR experience, take ownership of key processes and make a genuine impact within a values-led organisation.

I’d love to hear from anyone with experience as an HR Officer, HR Advisor, People Advisor, HR Coordinator or experienced HR Administrator who has strong generalist HR experience and is ready to take the next step in their career.

In this HR Officer position, you will be

• Leading recruitment activity across the group, from drafting job adverts through to onboarding
• Managing safer recruitment processes, including DBS checks, references and right-to-work checks
• Providing first-line HR advice to managers on performance, conduct, absence, probation and wellbeing
• Supporting disciplinary, grievance and performance management processes
• Maintaining accurate HR records and personnel files using Breathe HR
• Supporting the review and implementation of HR policies and procedures
• Maintaining training matrices and supporting employee development opportunities
• Supporting apprenticeship programmes and liaising with training providers
• Providing HR and PA support to the Group Managing Director and senior management team

I’d love to speak to anyone who has

• A CIPD Level 3 qualification in HR Practice or an equivalent recognised qualification
• A minimum of two years’ generalist HR experience covering recruitment, employee relations and HR administration
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law, the Equality Act 2010 and the ACAS Code of Practice
• Experience managing safer recruitment processes, including DBS and reference checks
• Experience supporting disciplinary, grievance or performance management processes
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to advise managers and employees at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
• Experience using an HRIS platform such as Breathe HR or similar
• Previous experience within housing, supported living, care or another regulated social sector environment would be advantageous

This HR Officer role is offering the following benefits

• Permanent contract
• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• An additional day of paid leave for your birthday
• Workplace pension scheme with employer contributions
• Healthcare cover
• 24/7 confidential wellbeing and counselling support through an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded professional development, including CIPD membership and study support
• Regular team and social events
• Direct access to the Group Managing Director and senior leadership team
• Support from an experienced external HR Consultant
• Genuine scope to shape HR practices across a growing organisation
• This opportunity offers an annual salary of £35,000
• Travel & Location

This role offers the opportunity to work across a growing group of companies delivering housing, supported living and community-focused services.

The successful candidate will provide shared HR support across all three brands, working closely with managers and senior leadership across the organisation.

If this HR Officer role sounds like your next step, apply now or contact Ryan Stewart on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information