Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ00000019351
Date posted
16/12/2025
Application closing date
04/01/2026
Location
CARLISLE
Salary
26,403 to 26,824 per annum
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time

HR Administrator x 2 - CMB2218e

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Job description

Salary: 26,403 to 26,824 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Parkhouse, Carlisle

Contract: Temporary (6 months)

About this opportunity

We're recruiting for HR Administrators to join our fantastic Recruitment & DBS Administration team and actively play your part in helping candidates through our recruitment process from job offer to day one.



You will be involved in delivering the administration of recruitment, DBS checks and externally provided worker requirements. This will include:


Advertising jobs via the council website Issuing candidate shortlisting communications Preparing offer letters and employee contracts Checking candidate references ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Verifying right-to-work checks and maintaining accurate records. Processing new joiners onto our council systems. Generating recruitment data and reports. Covering the recruitment mailbox and phoneline, responding to general enquiries and escalating to colleagues, where appropriate. Setting up, countersigning and processing DBS checks. Processing externally-provided worker requests.




This role is available on fixed term until May 2026 basis.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.





We're also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.





Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Jenna Lee by email at jenna.lee@cumberland.gov.uk

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants

as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010 Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).




If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We're dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That's why we're a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer - to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing

Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk

. While adjustments aren't always guaranteed, we'll always listen and we'll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions

Closing date: 4th January 2026

Interview date: TBC

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you're interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please read the supporting information:

Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

Our Staff Benefits

Candidate Support

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