HR Coordinator, L'Arche London

 

 

HR Coordinator, L'Arche London

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

 

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

 

Salary: £35,830.08 (inc London Weighting, salary rising from year 2). Wages paid monthly on or around 23rd of each month.  

 

Place of work: L’Arche London office in West Norwood, London, SE27. Some remote working may be possible in agreement with the line manager

 

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

 

Reports to: L'Arche London Community Leader / Director

 

Closing date: Monday, 5th May at 9am

 

Please note there is no visa sponsorship available for this role.

 

 

Main purpose of the role:

 

As a HR Coordinator you will join the leadership team at L’Arche London and support our mission, values, and vibrant community. 

This role oversees all aspects of HR, including recruitment, induction, payroll, compliance, and staff development. As a HR Coordinator you will also manage a small team, providing leadership on performance, training, and volunteer coordination.

 

 

The HR Coordinator is responsible for:

• Manage the recruitment, induction and retention of all L’Arche London’s employees. 
• Manage L’Arche London’s payroll systems. 
• Manage all of L’Arche London’s HR systems and procedures, ensuring they meet all regulatory and organisational requirements. 
• Lead on and support L’Arche London’s teams with all probation, supervision, appraisal, discipline, conduct and competency issues. 
• Line manage the Training and Formation Co-ordinator and Volunteer Co-ordinator. 
• Collaborate with the L’Arche UK HR team and other HR Co-ordinators across L’Arche UK’s Communities.

 

Key relationships:

• Network of HR leads in each community 
• National HR/Recruitment advisor
• Community Leader, and L’Arche London Community Coordinating Team
• L’Arche London Support Assistants                   

 

Essential Criteria:

• Have experience of working in HR, including recruitment, record keeping, supporting managers to implement policies, and responding to queries from team members. 
• Have experience of line managing other people.
• Experience managing records and databases in compliance with GDPR.
• Have the ability to share clear HR guidance with leadership team/ line managers to ensure fair and transparent processes across the organisation.
• Monitoring work/projects.
• Have numeracy and attention to detail with experience in budget management and the ability to manage payroll information (our central finance team process and manage payroll). 
• Be confident in IT skills and experienced in the use of Microsoft applications.

 

 

ABOUT L'ARCHE LONDON

 

At L’Arche London we build Communities together with people with learning disabilities rather than doing it for them, and we are committed to mutually transforming relationships in a world where all belong. 

 

L’Arche London is a diverse and inclusive Christian community of 100 people with and without learning disabilities, sharing ordinary life and building extraordinary relationships. Excellence in care and a commitment to living in community is what makes us unique. We are a high quality care and support provider, regulated by the Care Quality Commission in England.

 

Are you inspired to bring your skills, experience and values to support our vision of a more human society? 

 

 

As well as joining a friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L’Arche’s mentorship programme, these are some other benefits you get by working for us:

 

• Joining shared meals since cooking and having a meal together is what we are all about. 
• Achieve professional qualifications while benefiting from exceptional training and development opportunities. 
• Interest free loans and salary advances available 
• Free eye tests and a contribution towards the cost of glasses if you need them for work. 
• Free DBS / PVG checks 
• Free SSSC registration 
• Free Blue Light Card 
• Professional membership fees paid if they are directly relevant to your role 
• Free Employee Assistance Programme available to everyone 
• Up to 5 days paid compassionate leave 
• Up to 6 days paid (pro rata) for time off for emergency dependents leave 
• Carer and Childminder costs available in some circumstances to facilitate attendance at residential meetings 
• Paid mileage costs at HMRC rate 
• Working from Home Allowance for those in office-based roles but for whom no office is provided 
• Specialist bereavement counselling for employees and their family members 
• Access to the Bike to Work scheme

 

 

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

 

The closing date is Monday, 5th May at 9am

 

To apply, please read the full job description and person specification, submit your CV, and answer the questions from online application form. 

We will be screening applications and inviting suitable candidates to interview on a rolling basis, so we advise applying early to avoid disappointment. 

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

 

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