At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service, and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds. 

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Head Office located in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking to recruit an Apprentice Recruitment and HR Administrator. The apprentice will be responsible for supporting the HR Team with recruitment and generalist HR administrative activity.

The Role

The role of Apprentice Recruitment and HR Administrator, reporting into the Group Recruitment Manager, will work closely with the Recruitment Team to provide an efficient end to end recruitment service to the business, ensuring that Company procedures are followed, and internal stakeholders are supported to attract and retain high quality candidates. In addition, you will support the wider HR Team to complete a variety of generalist HR administrative duties.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Carrying out recruitment administration and associated processes from recruitment approval through to employee on-boarding.
• Acting as the first point of contact with regards to telephone and e-mail enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Posting job adverts across multi-channels through Reach, the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) whilst adhering to Company brand guidelines.
• Managing candidate applications, including reviewing CVs/applications, and shortlisting as requested.
• Issuing offer letters and contracts and ensuring all candidate documentation including right to work checks and references have been completed and verified in advance of commencing employment.
• Supporting the team with project recruitment campaigns including graduate and apprenticeship recruitment.
• Maintaining and updating employee information in the HR system.
• Providing HR management information as and when requested.
• Providing day to day advice to employees on general HR related queries in line with Company policies and procedures.
• Providing administration support to the wider Group HR Team

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Experience of working within a fast-paced office or customer service environment is desirable

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C (or equivalent) or above

Skills and Aptitude

• Excellent organisation skills
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Desire to meet and exceed customer expectations both internally and externally
• Demonstrates a high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and outlook) and the ability to adapt to new systems.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day-to-day duties and hours worked.
• Office based role, worked on a core hours basis, 35 hours per week
• Successful candidate will complete a workplace Recruitment Resourcer Level 2 Apprenticeship (typical duration 12 months)

In return we can offer you:

• An annual salary of £13,500
• 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Free on-site gym
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.