Southdown
HR Administrator
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Application Deadline: 5 October 2026
Department: People - HR and Training
Location: East Sussex - Lewes
Compensation: £25,962 / year
Description
What you’ll be doing:
Southdown is the largest not-for-profit provider of care, support, and housing in Sussex. We’ve been helping people access stable accommodation, mental health, and care services since 1972, and today more than 900 people are part of our team.
As an HR Administrator (known internally as a People Services Administrator), you’ll join our People Services team, providing high-quality administrative support across the employee lifecycle. This includes recruitment and onboarding, absence management, training, employee relations, and offboarding.
You’ll be a key point of support for colleagues and managers, helping to ensure our People processes are accurate, responsive, and run smoothly. You’ll need to be organized, comfortable managing a varied workload, and confident working with detailed and confidential information.
This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to develop and improve our People Services function, including the introduction of a new HR ticketing system. If you’re looking for a varied role where no two days are quite the same, and where you can make a real contribution to the experience of our colleagues, we’d love to hear from you.
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We welcome applications from people with experience in roles such as HR Administrator, People Administrator, Recruitment Administrator, Onboarding Administrator, HR Coordinator, HR Services Administrator, or similar People/HR support roles.
Perks and benefits:
- Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies, and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
- Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets, or buying a car.
- Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus, and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
- Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Working arrangements
This is a 37 hours per week role, working Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, and Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of two days each week in our Lewes office.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
What you’ll need for the role:
- Previous experience working in an HR or People Services team
- Knowledge of UK employment law, GDPR, and best HR practices
- Experience in HR systems including HR Information Systems (HRIS), Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Learning Management Systems platforms (LMS).
- Knowledge of Recruitment lifecycle, onboarding compliance, and employment checks.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Good written and verbal communication skills and a helpful, customer-focused approach
What would be nice:
- CIPD Level 3 qualification (or working towards it)
Training:
Our award-winning in-house training team will help you to gain valuable qualifications, continually develop your skills, and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care, and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications, then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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