Assistant Human Resources Manager
Location: Devon, United Kingdom
Industry: Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: Excellent salary package, dependent on experience
Benefits: Attractive employee benefits and workplace perks
Job Overview
RSR Global is recruiting an experienced and proactive Assistant Human Resources Manager for an exclusive leisure park in Devon.
The successful candidate will support the delivery of day-to-day human resources operations across the organisation. This includes recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, HR administration, training coordination, workforce planning and compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who is confident working in a busy, people-focused environment and can provide professional support to employees, managers and senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the HR Manager with the implementation of HR policies, procedures and people strategies.
- Manage recruitment activities, including job advertising, candidate screening, interview coordination and applicant communication.
- Prepare offer letters, employment contracts, induction documents and HR correspondence.
- Coordinate onboarding, reference checks, right-to-work verification and new-starter inductions.
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records within HR and payroll systems.
- Provide guidance to employees and line managers on HR policies and procedures.
- Support employee-relations matters, including attendance, conduct, grievances, disciplinary procedures and performance concerns.
- Monitor probationary periods and ensure reviews are completed within the required timescales.
- Assist with absence management, return-to-work meetings and occupational health referrals.
- Coordinate staff training, mandatory compliance training and professional-development activities.
- Support performance-management and employee-development processes.
- Assist with employee engagement, retention and wellbeing initiatives.
- Maintain holiday, sickness, attendance and working-time records.
- Provide accurate employee information for payroll processing, including new starters, leavers, overtime, absences and contractual changes.
- Prepare HR reports and management information as required.
- Support seasonal recruitment and workforce-planning activities.
- Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and a positive workplace culture.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, UK employment practices and data-protection requirements.
- Maintain strict confidentiality when handling employee and organisational information.
- Undertake additional HR duties as reasonably required.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience in a human resources, people operations or HR administration role.
- Practical experience in recruitment, onboarding and employee administration.
- Good knowledge of UK employment practices and HR procedures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information professionally.
- Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications and HR information systems.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced working environment.
- Professional, approachable and solutions-focused attitude.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a wider management team.
Desirable Requirements
- CIPD Level 3 qualification or above.
- Previous HR experience within hospitality, leisure, tourism, hotels, resorts or a seasonal business.
- Experience supporting employee-relations cases.
- Experience with payroll preparation and HR reporting.
- Familiarity with high-volume or seasonal recruitment.
- Knowledge of employee engagement and staff-retention initiatives.
Key Skills
- Human resources administration
- Recruitment and selection
- Employee relations
- Onboarding and induction
- Performance management
- Attendance and absence management
- HR compliance
- Workforce planning
- Training coordination
- HR reporting
- Confidentiality
- Stakeholder communication
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Excellent salary package
- Attractive employee benefits and perks
- Career-development opportunities
- Supportive and professional working environment
- Opportunity to work within an exclusive leisure park
- Long-term career prospects
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit an updated CV together with the following information:
- Current location
- Current employment status
- Notice period
- Salary expectations
- Availability for interview