HR & Admin Assistant

  • Lloyd Recruitment - East Grinstead
  • Haywards Heath, Sussex
  • Jan 31, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

HR & Admin Assistant

28K - 32K DOE

Haywards Heath (outskirts)

Lloyd Recruitment Services is delighted to be partnering with a well-established, value-driven organisation, who are looking to recruit an experienced HR & Admin Assistant to join their team. This is a varied and busy role supporting both office operations and HR administration within a professional, regulated environment.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented and confident managing multiple priorities, with a strong understanding of confidentiality and administrative best practice.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive organisation in a role that offers variety, responsibility and ongoing development. The position would suit someone looking to build or continue a career within HR and office administration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing comprehensive HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle
  • Assisting with recruitment coordination, including advertising roles, arranging interviews and preparing documentation
  • Coordinating pre-employment checks and maintaining compliant staff records
  • Supporting onboarding and induction processes for new starters
  • Maintaining HR systems, training records and absence data
  • Acting as a first point of contact for office enquiries, calls and visitors
  • Providing general office and administrative support to senior stakeholders
  • Coordinating training bookings and maintaining compliance logs
  • Producing routine reports and supporting audit and inspection activity

Skills & Experience Required

  • Previous experience in an administrative, HR or office-based role
  • Experience within a highly regulated setting (such as education, health or social care)
  • Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
  • Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
  • Confident IT skills, including Microsoft Office and digital systems
  • Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Reliable and approachable
  • Proactive with a strong sense of ownership
  • Able to manage a busy workload and competing deadlines
  • Discreet, trustworthy and solutions-focused

Desirable:

  • Exposure to recruitment, onboarding or HR systems
  • Relevant qualification in HR or Business Administration (or working towards)

What's on offer:

  • Salary 28K - 32K DOE
  • Permanent full-time opportunity
  • Free parking on-site (own transport is essential due to location)
  • Company pension
  • 28 days holiday
  • A friendly and supportive environment, where you will feel valued
  • Annual incentives and company events

Extra info:

  • Refer a friend and earn up to 500 (see website for details)
  • Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don't hear back within 5 days, please assume you have not been successful
  • By applying, you accept Lloyd Recruitment Services' Privacy and GDPR Policy (see website)

Lloyd Recruitment Services are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.