Human Resources Apprentice

  • Company: Flamingo Flowers Ltd
  • Location: Sandy, SG19 2AJ
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary:
  • Sector: Admin/ Office / HR
  • Ref: VAC-11401
  • Application Deadline Date: 20/05/2018
  • Start Date: 04/06/2018
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 37hrs pw Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm

Brief Description

Flamingo Flowers are looking for an apprentice to help their HR team function and to develop a range of skills including completing HR administration tasks.

Qualifications Required

• English and Maths GCSE minimum C grade.
• Minimum of 2 A’levels (or 2 BTEC National Level 3)
• Sound IT skills and working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook.
• Car driving licence holder with use of own vehicle.

Personal Qualities

• Possess a true interest in people and their behaviours and traits.
• Display a personable but professional image.
• Understand and be respectful of the need for complete confidentiality.
• Willing to be flexible and to learn and develop.
• A good completer finisher.
• A proactive, can do, positive demeanour.
• Be trustworthy and reliable.

Skills Required

• First class communication skills – able to be clear and concise.
• Be able to use good English language and grammar in both spoken and written contexts.
• Good core numeracy skills.
• Have excellent accuracy and attention to detail skills.

Training to be Provided

You will gain the following qualifications:

Human Resource Management CIPD Level 3 Certificate

Future Prospects

This Apprentice position will be supported to work towards the achievement of CIPD Certificates in HR Practice Level/HR Support Level 3 or alternatively CIPD Human Resource Management Level 5.

Vacancy Detail

Flamingo Flowers are looking for an apprentice to help their HR team function and to develop a range of skills including completing HR administration tasks.

• To learn and develop a range of HR administration skills to support the HR function.
• To provide a personable, efficient and confidential service to the Company’s management team and its employees.
• To conduct compliance checks on agency worker documentation and accurately maintain the agency databases.
• To record absence information and maintain accurate and timely records to enable further action when required.
• To co-ordinate Occupational Health appointments and notification to employees.
• To support the weekly employee recruitment process through internal and external advertisements, arranging interviews and dealing with outcome letters.
• To maintain personnel records in an organised and timely manner.
• To co-ordinate internal training requirements for H&S.
• To deliver induction training when required.
• To conduct English & Numeracy Assessments.
• To provide the HR team with other general administration support.
• To answer HR telephones and deal with enquiries where possible or pass on clear and concise messages for others to deal with.


• Work professionally with other members of the HR team.
• Support management and employees across Flamingo Flower/Plant sites.
• Deal with external contacts in a professional manner.

Other Information

This Job Description is not a definitive list of the responsibilities associated with this role and may therefore be added to and/or amended according to business needs, in line with the reasonable remit of capabilities you would expect to be associated with this type of position.

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