HR Administrator Apprentice
FOSTERING NETWORK
LONDON (SE1 8HA)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 July 2026)
Posted on 23 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an organised, professional and enthusiastic HR Administrator Apprentice to join our organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is keen to start a career in Human Resources while gaining practical, hands on experience and working towards a recognised apprenticeship qualification.
- Wage
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£24,847 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£26,963 if based in London
- Training course
- HR support (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Core Purpose:
To support the delivery of a professional and efficient HR service, by administering HR processes spanning the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to offboarding, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely completion of all activities.
Primary Objectives:
Act as the administrator for the HR service:
- Maintain accurate employee records by updating the HR system and appropriately filing of other documentation, ensuring that employee records are securely stored and compliant with GDPR and data protection requirements
- Maintain the e-learning system by setting up employees on the system and monitoring compliance
- Administer processes such as sickness absence, maternity, paternity, probationary periods, flexible working requests
- Assist with preparing and processing monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Assist the Head of HR with drafting letters and taking notes at meetings
- Monitor shared mailboxes and escalate queries appropriately
Recruitment, Onboarding and Leaver Processes:
- Support recruitment, onboarding and leaver processes
- Administer the drafting and placing of job adverts
- Administer the shortlisting and interview processes, manually and electronically through the HR system
- Prepare and send out contract letters as directed by the Head of HR
- Complete reference requests and any background and disclosure checks
- Assist with new starter onboarding process including offer letters, reference checks, new employee records and induction processes
- Administer leaver processes and respond to reference requests
Administer the HR Information system:
- Become a superuser of the HR system and assist with its development
- Highlight opportunities to expand on and improve processes in the system, to enhance employee experience
- Produce reports from the HR system for analysis
Support the completion of payroll activities in line with payroll cut-off dates:
- Administer the monthly staff payroll changes by communicating changes to the Finance & Payroll Officer within payroll deadlines
- Ensure that employee pay-related data is kept up to date on the HR system
Team Working:
- Work closely with the Finance & Resources department to ensure that plans and priorities align with wider organisational plans and strategies
- Effectively represent the team and actively contribute at internal meetings and external events
- Understand and adhere to The Fostering Network’s policies and practices
- Engage with and demonstrate commitment to The Fostering Network’s mission, vision, values and strategy
- Proactively engage with the performance development approach, taking responsibility for seeking appropriate development opportunities and taking part in learning
- Take a relationship-based approach to your work, understanding that creating positive relationships with our internal and external stakeholders is central to achieving our objectives
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the level in accordance with agreed procedures and guidelines
Where you'll work
87 BLACKFRIARS ROAD
LONDON
SE1 8HA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CITY SKILLS LIMITED
Training course
HR support (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
- Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
- Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
- Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
- Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
- Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
- Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.
Training schedule
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Pass)
- Mathematics (grade Pass)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About this employer
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
HR Administrator, HR Assistant, HR Officer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FOSTERING NETWORK
Marion Afoakwa
recruitment@fostering.net
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038519.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 July 2026)
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