HR and Business Assistant

HR & Business Assistant

Location: Overley Hall, Wellington, Telford, TF6 5HE
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
Pay: £25,396.80 pa
Contract: Permanent

About Overley Hall

Overley Hall Ltd is a family-run organisation providing specialist care, education, and therapeutic support for children, young people, and adults with complex needs, including autism, learning disabilities, and associated conditions.

Our ethos is built on kindness, professionalism, and excellence — creating a safe, nurturing, and structured environment where both those we support and our staff can thrive.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and organised HR & Business Assistant to provide essential administrative support to our HR and business operations teams. This is a varied role, ideal for someone looking to build a long-term career in HR, business administration, or management within the care and education sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across HR and business functions.
• Assist with end-to-end recruitment: advertising roles, screening applications, scheduling interviews, and preparing onboarding documents.
• Maintain employee records and HR databases, ensuring compliance with GDPR and company policies.
• Support payroll, training, and benefits administration.
• Assist with policy reviews, audits, and compliance tasks.
• Support management meetings — prepare documents, take minutes, and follow up on actions.
• Assist with general business administration such as correspondence, filing, data input, and purchasing.
• Provide support in health & safety administration, including maintaining training records and assisting with audits (training provided if required).

Person Specification

• Excellent administrative, organisational, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to prioritise a busy workload.
• Confident working both independently and within a team environment.
• Preferable but not essential: IOSH qualification and/or experience in Health & Safety administration.
• Previous experience in HR or business administration is desirable but full training will be provided.

What We Offer

At Overley Hall, we value and invest in our people. Our benefits include:

• Free freshly prepared meals during working hours.
• Company pension scheme.
• 6 weeks holiday
• Sick pay
• Access to employee discounts and perks (up to 10,000 brands).
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and wellbeing portal.
• Paid DBS check (subject to role requirements).
• Full induction and ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Pathways to gain qualifications (HR, Management, Health & Safety, etc.).
• Supportive, family-run working environment with strong values.
• Free parking on-site and beautiful rural setting.