People Administrator

St. Austell Source: WhatJobs

£22,000–£26,000

The Vacancy

Join Ocean Housing as a People Administrator

The role is being offered on a permanent basis part time, over 32 hours a week (Monday - Friday). The salary is £22,380.80 (FTE £25,877.80)

At Ocean Housing, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're passionate about creating great places to live and great places to work - and we're looking for a People Administrator to play a key role in supporting our colleagues across the organisation.

About the role

This is a varied and rewarding opportunity within our People Services team , where you'll provide high-quality, confidential and customer-focused administrative support across the full employee lifecycle.

You'll often be the first point of contact for People Services, helping colleagues, managers and external partners with professionalism, sensitivity and care. From recruitment and onboarding to wellbeing, learning and development, and reward administration, you'll help ensure our people processes run smoothly and compliantly while contributing to a positive colleague experience.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation, changes and leavers
Preparing accurate employment documentation and maintaining compliant employee records
Administering learning and development activity, inductions and training systems
Coordinating wellbeing initiatives, absence processes and occupational health activity
Supporting reward, recognition and allowance processes
Providing meeting, committee and minute-taking support where required
Delivering a consistently high standard of customer service to colleagues and managers
Supporting People Services projects and continuous improvement initiatives

About you

You’ll bring previous administrative experience within a People or HR environment , along with a strong eye for detail and a commitment to delivering excellent service.

You’ll also have:

GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
Confidence using Microsoft Office 365 and digital systems
Experience handling confidential and sensitive information
Clear written and verbal communication skills
A positive, approachable and professional manner

Desirable (but not essential)

CIPD Level 3 qualification or willingness to work towards it
Experience within the social housing sector
Minute-taking and report production experience
Knowledge of HR systems (Iris Cascade experience is a plus!)

Why join Ocean Housing?

Be part of a values-driven organisation making a real difference to communities
Supportive team culture with a strong focus on wellbeing
Opportunities for learning, development and career progression
A role where no two days are the same and your contribution genuinely matters

At Ocean Housing, we’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion , and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our Benefits Include

27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata)
Professional membership fees paid
Company sick pay scheme
Workplace pension with death in service benefit
Home office work payment
Medicash health plan (including dental & optical)
Cycle to work scheme
Rewards & recognition programme
On-site parking
Employee assistance programme
Family-friendly policies

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 4th of October 2026 at Midnight
Interviews to be conducted: Tuesday 13th of October 2026 at Stennack House

Make a Difference

If you’re looking for a role where your organisational skills can make a real difference to people and communities, we’d love to hear from you

The Company

Ocean Housing Ltd is a not for profit, charitable registered provider of social and affordable housing, with a stock of over 4,700 properties throughout Cornwall. We are part of the Cornwall Homechoice 'Choice Based Lettings' scheme.

At Ocean we believe affordable housing is not just about the buildings, but about the people who turn them into homes. We provide a wide range of services to our residents, helping them to make the most of their homes and the communities they live in.

Mission Statement

"To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community."

At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job.

Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement
Healthcare Benefits
Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
Pension which includes Death in Service Benefit
Family friendly
Committed to Training and Developing our Employees
Cycle to Work

Values

Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive
Passionate about Customer Service
Quality and Value in all we do
Innovative, Ambitious and Brave for the future of our Business, Customers and Communities