HR Administrator

Job Introduction

Join Yorkshire Housing as our new HR Administrator!

Are you passionate about people, organisation, and making a real difference every day? We’re looking for a People Operations Administrator to join our People and Culture team. You’ll play a key role in supporting our colleagues, managers, and candidates, helping us deliver a proactive and customer-focused service.

Psst, you’ve not clicked on the wrong role, we advertised the role as a ‘HR Administrator’ to help us get in front of the right people with relevant experience, but at Yorkshire Housing, we call our HR services ‘People Operations’.

Why apply for this role?

• You’ll make a real impact. This isn’t just an admin job—it’s about supporting colleagues at every stage of their journey with Yorkshire Housing. You’ll play a key part in making sure people feel welcome, valued, and supported, right from their first day.
• Be part of a brilliant team. You’ll join a friendly, down-to-earth People and Culture team that genuinely cares about each other and the work we do. We’re all about collaboration, sharing ideas, and helping each other succeed.
• Every day is different. From onboarding new starters and supporting recruitment, to keeping our records in tip-top shape and helping colleagues with queries, you’ll never be bored. There’s always something new to learn and get stuck into.
• Grow your skills and career. We’re big on development. You’ll have the chance to build your HR knowledge, get involved in projects, and learn from experienced colleagues. If you want to progress, we’ll support you every step of the way.
• We live our values. At Yorkshire Housing, we create trust, make it happen, achieve impact, and have fun along the way. We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion—everyone is welcome and encouraged to be themselves.
• Flexible, people-first culture. With agile homeworking and a focus on wellbeing, we trust you to work in a way that suits you and helps you do your best.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the onboarding process for new colleagues, including pre-employment and right to work checks.
• Keeping employment records up to date and making sure everything’s accurate and compliant.
• Helping with payroll, benefits, and reward administration.
• Assisting with recruitment, from posting vacancies to managing candidate communications via email or phonecall.
• Being the first point of contact for queries, taking ownership and making sure everyone gets the support they need.

Plus much more, check out the attached Role Profile for full details! 

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in administration, ideally in a busy, customer-focused environment.
• Brilliant organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A positive, can-do attitude and a passion for delivering excellent service.
• Passion for providing excellent colleague and candidate experience.
• Strong IT skills, especially with Microsoft Office.
• Great communication skills and a team player mindset.

It’d be a bonus if you have:

• Experience with Cascade or eBIS.
• Previous HR administration or generalist experience.

Important stuff:

This a full-time permanent opportunity with a salary of £26,509.29 per annum, for a 35 hour week plus 26 days annual leave (rising annually to 31 days) plus Bank Holidays.  

We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few. 

Our people’s health and wellbeing are one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional. 

Find out more about our employment perks here! 

Now you’re really interested? 

At YH, we’re actively building a working environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.  

We know that not all candidates will meet every single requirement. If you’re experience looks a little different from what we’re looking for and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you so please apply! 

If you require any additional support with your application, or have any further questions please contact our fab recruitment team via email at recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk    

The fine print   

The closing date for applications will be 02.11.25, but we might close it early if we get lots of great candidates, so don’t hang around.  We’ll be hosting assessment on w/c 17.11.25 please make sure your diary is free before applying. FYI – we don’t tend to do things the ‘traditional’ way here, so expect a immersive assessment process! 

If you’re applying for this role internally, you must inform your current line manager (it’s the right thing to do!).