Human Resources Assistant

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Denbighshire County Council
Service Area: Corporate Support Services: People / Human Resources
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 01 October 2026
End Date: 23 December 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 1

Working Pattern

4 days remote and 1 day in the office. Initially full time.

Location

County Hall
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 1YN

Pay

PAYE Rate: £15.56 per hour

Job Overview

Denbighshire County Council is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to act as first line contact for the HR Department and provide advice, support and guidance to managers and employees.

The role will involve HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including new starters, transfers, leavers, recruitment checks, vacancy packs, contractual documentation, DBS checks, EWC checks, references, Right to Work checks, i-Trent updates, payroll notifications, HR intranet updates and HR project support.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a Human Resources Assistant / HR Administrator role.

Candidates must have strong HR administration, recruitment administration, employee lifecycle and customer service experience.

Experience with i-Trent, safer recruitment checks, DBS, EWC, references, Right to Work checks, EDRMS or Vision Time would be highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as first HR contact
• Handle HR queries
• Support managers and employees
• Support school-based staff
• Administer new starters
• Administer transfers
• Administer leavers
• Prepare vacancy packs
• Issue contractual documents
• Support DBS checks
• Support EWC checks
• Request references
• Support Right to Work checks
• Monitor safer recruitment checks
• Update i-Trent
• Maintain EDRMS records
• Update Vision Time
• Notify Payroll of changes
• Update HR intranet
• Take ER meeting minutes
• Support HR projects
• Support HR Business Partners

Essential Experience & Skills

• HR administration experience
• Recruitment administration
• Employee lifecycle admin
• First-line HR support
• Customer service skills
• HR query handling
• HR documentation
• Record keeping
• Data entry accuracy
• HR systems experience
• Confidentiality awareness
• Good IT skills
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills

Desirable

• i-Trent experience
• EDRMS experience
• Vision Time experience
• DBS check experience
• EWC check experience
• Right to Work checks
• Reference checks
• Safer recruitment
• Payroll updates
• HR intranet updates
• Minute taking
• Local authority HR

Additional Information

This role is hybrid, with 4 days remote and 1 day in the office.

The role is initially full time.

Interview will be held online.

Target interview date is 24 September 2026.

Interview will be approximately 30 minutes with the HR Team Manager.

Candidate submission deadline is 22 September 2026.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference: OR115833

Screening Questions

1. HR administration experience?
2. Employee lifecycle experience?
3. Recruitment checks experience?
4. i-Trent or HR system experience?
5. Confidential HR query handling?
6. Can you attend Ruthin 1 day weekly?

Skills: HR Administration, Recruitment Administration, Employee Lifecycle, i-Trent, DBS Checks, Right to Work, EDRMS, Payroll Updates, HR Queries, Local Authority