Job Description

18 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full time
Are you passionate about delivering an excellent HR service?
Do you have strong HR administration skills, and customer service skills?
This could be the right role for you!
We are looking for a People Assistant to join our busy growing People Team. This is a vital and varied role within the People Team, where you will get involved with on-boarding, employee lifecycle, recruitment, and organisational development, in addition to employee changes, leavers, payroll, data management and benefits.
The role, while carrying out a shared service, will have a focus on employee lifecycle. The role requires the post holder to deal with a high volume of work, meet numerous deadlines and keep confidentiality at all times. We are looking for an individual who has great communication skills, a good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

• Salary - 3C/D/E grade, starting at 23,582 per annum, pro rata
• Working hours - 37 Hours Monday - Friday hybrid working available
• Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
• 5% pension contribution
• Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
• Excellent benefits including:

• SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
• Westfield Health (employer paid)
• Counselling
• Discounted Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you

For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the and .
Who you are:

• Have Human Resource administration experience
• Are approachable and excellent at building relationships
• Have strong customer service ethos
• Are self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Are experienced in the use of IT - HR systems and Office 365
• Can consistently meet deadlines and produce high quality work

If you think this is you, then don't hesitate to apply!
Who we are:
At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.
Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways - from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.
Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.
At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.
Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways - from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.
Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application.
Please click here to apply:
For an Informal Discussion Contact: Victoria Briers-Bott, Senior People Partner -
Closing Date: Midnight on 05 October 2025
Interview Date: Friday 10 October 2025
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.

Skills Required