HR Administrator

HR Administrator – 22.5 hours per week (Monday-Wednesday 9am-5pm)

Location: Abbots Leigh, Bristol (Head Office – office based role)
Salary: Annual Salary – Full Time Equivalent up to £26,900 (pro rota) - pending pay review in October 2026.
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent

Are you a friendly, proactive, experienced HR Administrator looking for a new opportunity? If yes, please apply to join our friendly HR team based from our office in Abbots Leigh, Bristol nestled in a beautiful woodland location.

About the Role
Freeways is looking for a highly motivated and experienced HR Administrator to be a key part of our HR team. This role is key to our success by acting as the first point of contact for general HR queries across Freeways and providing administrative support for all processes throughout the employee life-cycle. Your specific responsibilities will include:

• HR administrative processes, such as starters, leavers, contractual changes, timesheet processing, training, recruitment and HR database management.
• Acting as first point of contact for general HR queries, including incoming emails/calls both internal and external, and liaising with employees, candidates, trainers and other third parties.

· Recruitment compliance; processing pre-employment checks such as right to work and DBS.

• Assisting with reporting on management information, such as absence, turnover, recruitment, employee relations, training and development.
• Contributing to and supporting the general work of the HR team.
• Ensuring confidentiality and data protection of staff information.
• Maintaining compliance with relevant employment legislation.
• Supporting HR projects and initiatives.

· Provide reception cover and support with general head office administrative tasks as required. Including: managing shared email inboxes, room bookings, greeting visitors, admin support for training and conferences.

· Act as Fire Warden or Marshall as required and support completion of fire checks and drills.

Why Join Us?

· Impact: Your role directly supports services that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

· 28 days annual leave including public holidays (pro‑rata), increasing with each year of service up to 35 days.

· Company sick pay

· Company pension scheme

· Life assurance equal to twice your annual salary (subject to scheme rules)

· Free DBS check every 3 years

· Occupational health provision

· Employee Assistance Programme – 24‑hour access to counselling and legal helpline

· Ample free parking at our head office

About you

· You will have a good working knowledge and proven experience of HR processes and administration as outlined above.

· Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, meticulous accuracy and attention to detail.

· There are some tight deadlines in this role so being able to deal positively with pressure and being well organised are essential.

· You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (in particular Word and Excel) with the ability to learn and use new systems.

· You will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· We are looking for someone who’s values align with social care: Respect, dignity, and a commitment to supporting the work of a charitable organisation.

About Us
Freeways is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We are a highly regarded provider of supported living services and residential care. We are passionate about helping people to become as independent as possible by supporting them to make choices, learn new skills and make links with their local community.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

This role is subject to a Basic DBS Check.

Unfortunately, Freeways is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 07 September 2026 #IND01

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply early. Please note that due to the expected response, we are only able to contact successful candidates.

Pay: From £26,900.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person