People Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Kendal, Cumbria
22.2 hours per week, fixed term for up to 14 months (to provide maternity leave cover)

We’re looking for a part-time People Assistant to join our small, active People and Organisational Development (OD) team on a temporary basis to cover a period of maternity leave for up to 14 months. You’ll provide quality administrative support to our team, as well as a range of staff and services who work in the national park.

What’s it like to work with us?

The People and OD team are a small team that works together to provide a high-quality service for our staff throughout their employee journey with our organisation. The work is varied and interesting, and no two days are the same!

Our people are passionate about the landscape and proud of the role they play to look after it and help a wide range of people enjoy it. We are innovative and agile in our approach to work, ensuring we get the best from our resources.

We’re a medium-sized organisation, which puts us in a good position to be adaptive and able to act on our decisions. Furthermore, our staff know each other and can quickly form workplace relationships to make great team players and problem solvers.

We operate a hybrid way of working, combining working from home and days at our office base at Wayfaring House, Kendal. You’ll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network when working remotely.

The role

Your main duties and responsibilities:

- Be responsible for the administrative function of the People department
- Be the first point of contact for HR enquiries
- Support recruitment and manage associated paperwork
- Provide payroll administration and co-ordination
- Maintain confidential HR databases and records
- Undertake the administration of starters, leavers and contractual changes
- General support for the People and OD team as required

Please read the attached role profile for the full person specification on this post.

About you

You’ll have a minimum CIPD Level 3 qualification or two years’ relevant experience. You’ll be organised and enjoy working to tight deadlines, as well as being a team player who values confidence, fairness and providing the best solution to queries and problems.

About us

The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England and UNESCO World Heritage Site. We encourage people to protect, connect and grow, as well as support those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and ecologists.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy

- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free parking in our carparks
- Paid time off so you can volunteer
- Subsidised healthcare scheme
- Commitment to wellbeing

We’re happy to talk about flexible working - let us know if you want to find out more.

See our website for a complete list of our employee benefits.

Contact

For an informal chat and to find out more, please contact Ben Leavesley (Head of People and OD).

Interviews will be held on Monday 20th April in Kendal.

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, so please apply early to avoid missing this opportunity.

Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, the Lake District National Park Authority is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Disability Confident Employer

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By ‘minimum criteria’, we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential.