Admin Assistant HR Department Apprentice
GYPCRAFT DRYLINING CONTRACTORS LTD

The Admin Assistant HR Department will provide comprehensive administrative support to the People (HR) function within a construction organisation.

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What will the apprentice be doing?

• Monitor and respond to emails received by the People function, dealing with routine enquiries and escalating matters where appropriate
• Maintain confidential employee/contractors records, HR databases, and filing systems, ensuring information is accurate and up to date
• Prepare, format, process, and file HR documentation, including offer letters, contract amendments, policy communications, references, and outcome letters
• Schedule meetings, interviews, and training sessions, coordinating diaries and distributing agendas and supporting documentation
• Attend HR, recruitment, and team meetings to take accurate contemporaneous notes and produce clear minutes and action logs within agreed timescales
• Attend formal HR meetings, including investigations, disciplinary and grievance hearings, to produce detailed confidential records for review by the HR lead
• Monitor and follow up actions arising from meetings, updating action trackers and chasing outstanding responses
• Support recruitment administration by advertising vacancies, acknowledging applications, maintaining candidate records, arranging interviews, and issuing correspondence
• Coordinate onboarding administration, including induction schedules, starter documentation, and system access requests
• Book staff training, maintain training records, and monitor mandatory training and renewal dates
• Support work experience placements, school engagement activities, careers events, and other community outreach initiatives
• Update social value records and assist with preparing reports for clients and stakeholders
• Draft internal communications, notices, and policy reminders for employees
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling employee information and sensitive HR documentation
• Complete apprenticeship coursework, maintain the apprenticeship portfolio, participate in progress reviews, and undertake off-the-job learning activities
• This list is not exhaustive, and the apprentice may be required to undertake other reasonable administrative duties appropriate to the role

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

• To be discussed upon completion of apprenticeship 

Annual wage

£13,312 to £21,149.44 a year

Expected duration

1 Year 9 Months

Possible start date

21 Sep 2026

Date posted

21 Jul 2026

Reference number

2000043930

Positions

1 available

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Presentation skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working, Initiative, Non judgemental, Integrity, Professionalism, Discretion and trustworthiness, Resilience, Empathy

Qualifications

GCSE Maths and English (Grade Grades 4-9 (A*- C)) Desired

Things to consider

Residing in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.