West Youth Zone

2 job(s) at West Youth Zone

West Youth Zone
Oct 01, 2025
Contractor
HR Generalist The HR Generalist is an exciting role within the HR & Operations team, supporting the delivery of a first-class employee experience at Youth Zone. Reporting to the Head of HR & Operations, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of HR services across the employee lifecycle, ensuring policies and processes are up to date, and acting as a trusted and approachable point of contact for staff and managers. If you are passionate about people, workplace culture, and making a difference, then we want to hear from you! Position: HR Generalist Location: London W12 7TF (Hybrid 1 day a week from home) Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro-rata if part-time) Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week or 30 hours (4 days) Contract: Fixed Term (12 months), with the potential to become permanent Closing Date: 9am, Monday 20th October 2025 Interviews: Monday 27th October 2025 About the Role This is an exciting time at Youth Zone, with our first year of opening already making a big impact in the community. As HR Generalist, you will play a pivotal role in helping shape the organisation s culture and people experience. You will support recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, payroll, and learning & development, while also co-delivering on key HR projects such as engagement, diversity, and wellbeing initiatives. You will need to be proactive, organised, and confident in balancing operational delivery with improvements that strengthen employee experience. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys variety, thrives on building relationships, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven charity making a difference for young people. Key responsibilities include: Manage recruitment and onboarding, ensuring inclusive practices and great candidate experience. Lead on HR administration including contracts, HRIS updates, absence tracking, and reporting. Support managers with employee relations including performance, grievances, and disciplinaries. Collaborate on engagement, wellbeing, and DEI initiatives across the organisation. Process payroll data in collaboration with Finance and external providers. Support learning & development opportunities and contribute to shaping WEST s Employee Value Proposition (EVP). About You You will bring proven HR experience and be ready to take ownership across a variety of people-focused areas. You ll have excellent organisational skills, a strong understanding of employment law, and be confident in working with managers and employees alike. You will also have: Experience as a HR Generalist or similar role. Knowledge of UK & European employment law and HR best practice. Strong organisational and communication skills. Experience managing recruitment, onboarding, and HR processes. Confidence in handling employee relations matters with discretion. CIPD Level 5 qualification (or currently working towards). About the Organisation Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) is a London Borough of wide disparities, with an acute need for youth services. This vast difference between those living in different parts of our borough can lead to radically different life outcomes. The Youth Zone is a vital provision that will make a huge impact on the lives of young people, and on the whole borough, levelling the playing field for our young people. This is a vital charity that makes a huge difference in levelling the playing field for young people in West London, and you can be part of that journey. As an equal opportunities employer, applications are welcome from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. Ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive. You may have experience in areas such as HR, Human Resources, HR Generalist, HR Advisor, HR Officer, People Officer, People Advisor, HR Coordinator, HR Administration, HR Administrator, HR Business Partner, Employee Relations Officer, People and Culture Officer, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Recruitment and HR Coordinator, etc. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
West Youth Zone
Feb 17, 2025
Full time
Business Support Officer This is an exciting new administration role in a growing charity, working alongside the Chief Executive and key members of the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team, to support the efficient operation of the Youth Zone. If you have a passion for putting young people first, then we want to hear from you! Position: Business Support Officer Location: London W12 7TF Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience Hours: 37.5 hours per week or 0.8 FTE (30hrs per week) available to suit candidate Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 10th March 2025 About the Role The Business Support Officer will be responsible for providing essential administrative support to the key senior managers and volunteers. Duties include: • Taking minutes during board and committee meetings • Organising diary meetings for the SLT and supporting with contract SLAs • Lead on the development of the Youth Zone s daytime lettings potential outside of opening hours and oversee streamlined processes for this and other Youth Zone functions. Join a national charity with a proven track record of opening and supporting state-of-the-art youth zones. You also will benefit from a network of experienced professionals keen to share knowledge, contacts, experience and best practice. About You The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, well organised and be proficient in a range of IT systems including CRMs in order to produce information for use in a range of reports and other documents. You will have experience of • Diary management • Minute-taking • Working within a busy office environment • Effectively communicating with a range of people, from different sectors and communities • Producing information for use in reports • Using databases to record information If you re excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every requirement in the person specification, we encourage you to still apply and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable for this role. You may be just the right candidate. About the Organisation Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) is a London Borough of wide disparities, with an acute need for youth services. This vast difference between those living in different parts of our borough can lead to radically different life outcomes. The Youth Zone is a vital provision that will make a huge impact on the lives of young people, and on the whole borough, levelling the playing field for our young people. Open 7 days a week, while schools are closed - that s evenings and weekends, plus all through the school holidays. We offer a safe and active space for young people to flourish in their leisure time, where their interests can be nurtured, and they can grow as individuals. This is a charity that the whole community can be proud of, and you can be part of that journey As an equal opportunities employer, applications are welcome from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion at OnSide, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive. You may have experience in areas such as Admin, Administration, Administrator, Business Support Admin, Business Support Administration, Business Support Administrator, Business Support Coordinator, Business Officer, Operations Assistant, Operations Admin, Operations Administration, Operations Administrator, EA, PA, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.