HR Assistant
Are you looking to build your HR career within a fast-growing, award-winning catering business?
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
Staines-upon-Thames | £28K plus bonus | Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)
Due to continued company growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an HR Assistant to join our Human Resources team at Accent Catering. This is a key support role within a busy, fast-paced People function, offering the chance to gain hands-on experience across the full employee lifecycle within a growing and successful organisation.
Working closely with the HR Manager and wider HR team, you will play a vital role in supporting recruitment, onboarding, and HR processes, with a strong focus on compliance and safeguarding. You will act as the first point of contact for onboarding and HR queries and ensure all pre-employment checks and employee records are accurate, complete, and maintained in line with safer recruitment standards.
This role is ideal for someone who is organised, detail-focused, and enjoys supporting people in a busy HR function, ensuring employees and managers receive a smooth and professional service.You will be joining a supportive team where accuracy, compliance, and a strong people experience are at the heart of everything we do.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR career within a supportive environment, where you will gain broad exposure across HR operations, systems, and compliance.
Benefits of working with Accent as an HR Assistant:-
Competitive salary with annual review
Annual performance bonus
Free on-site parking
Life insurance, company sick pay and pension
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Career development opportunities and study support
Multiple Discounts on our Accent Engage platform - shops, restaurants, gifts, leisure and more
HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
Team events, awards and competitions throughout the year
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing and financial support
As our HR Assistant, you will be:-
Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, changes, and leavers
Acting as the first point of contact for onboarding and other HR queries
Managing safer recruitment checks including DBS, references, and vetting
Completing right to work checks and maintaining visa documentation
Issuing offer letters, contracts, and onboarding paperwork
Maintaining accurate employee records across HR systems (e.g. Cascade, Webonboarding, Mapal One)
Managing the HR inbox and responding to employee and manager queries
Supporting HR meetings by taking notes (disciplinaries, grievances, absence reviews)
Coordinating training enrolment and maintaining training records
Running HR reports and supporting audits, compliance checks, and data accuracy
Supporting TUPE onboarding activity and employee queries
Handling reference requests and general HR administration
Supporting HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives
What you will bring:-
High level of organisation with strong attention to detail and accuracy
Strong communication skills with confidence across all levels of the business
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Experience working in a busy administrative or HR environment (desirable)
Confidence using HR systems and onboarding platforms
Understanding of safer recruitment processes including DBS, references, and right-to-work checks (desirable)
Positive, proactive and professional approach with strong teamwork skills
Experience of dealing with employee queries in a helpful and professional manner
CIPD Level 3 (or working towards) is desirable
About Accent Catering...
We are an ambitious and ever-growing fresh food company, providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of Schools and Businesses. With turnover in excess of £55m, more than 1,400 employees, and operations across over 170 catering sites, we have won numerous awards for our service, including The Caterer’s prestigious Best Places to Work in Hospitality. At Accent we’re passionate about food quality and people development, making this a fantastic place to build your career in a supportive and professional environment. We are independently owned, so you’ll never be just another number to us - our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we take pride in recognising every individual’s contribution.
SALARY
Salary £28K per annum plus bonus
HOURS
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
LOCATION
Based at our prestigious riverside offices in Staines-upon-Thames.
Apply now and join our Award Winning team!
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