HR Level People Professional Apprenticeship

HDS PERSONNEL LTD

Tilbury (RM18 7JN)

Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 August 2026

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Summary

Desirable: CIPD Level 5 qualification. Experience within the security, facilities management or logistics sector. Experience using HR Information Systems (HRIS). Experience supporting employee relations cases. Knowledge of payroll processes. Experience managing office administration functions.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
People professional (level 5)
Hours
Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

The Role The Human Resources Administrator is responsible for delivering a professional, proactive, and compliant HR service across the business, whilst overseeing the day-to-day administration of the office.

The role supports managers and employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and best practice.

The post holder will play a key role in recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, HR administration, compliance, and maintaining an efficient and organised office environment.

Where you'll work

HDS Head Office
Port of Tilbury
Tilbury Docks
Tilbury
RM18 7JN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED

Training course

People professional (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
  • Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
  • Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
  • Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
  • Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
  • Lead and improve people capability within the business.
  • Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
  • Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
  • Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
  • Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
  • Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
  • Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
  • Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
  • Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
  • Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
  • Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
  • Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
  • Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.
  • Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
  • Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
  • Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
  • Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
  • Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
  • Lead and improve people capability within the business.
  • Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
  • Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
  • Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
  • Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
  • Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
  • Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
  • Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
  • Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
  • Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
  • Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
  • Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
  • Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.

Training schedule

Candidate Requirements:

  • CIPD Level 3 qualification (minimum) or currently working towards CIPD accreditation
  • Previous experience in a Human Resources role
  • Sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion, integrity and professionalism
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Ability to work independently whilst also contributing effectively as part of a team
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to use initiative
  • Professional, approachable and confident manner
  • Will be working towards People professional HR Level 5 Delivered by Total People

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 4)
  • English (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Non judgemental
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Presentation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Transport links Desirable:

  • CIPD Level 3 Qualification Experience within the security, facilities management or logistics sector
  • Experience using HR Information Systems (HRIS)
  • Experience supporting employee relations cases
  • Knowledge of payroll processes
  • Experience managing office administration functions

About this employer

Security, facilities management or logistics sector.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

The Role The Human Resources Administrator is responsible for delivering a professional, proactive, and compliant HR service across the business, whilst overseeing the day-to-day administration of the office.

The role supports managers and employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and best practice.

The post holder will play a key role in recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, HR administration, compliance, and maintaining an efficient and organised office environment.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including drafting job advertisements, advertising vacancies, screening applications, arranging interviews, and liaising with hiring managers
  • Coordinate and deliver employee onboarding, including inductions, issuing contracts of employment, company policies, declarations, and completing Right to Work checks
  • Liaise with external employment law advisers and other professional bodies to obtain guidance on employment-related matters, ensuring advice is communicated appropriately and supporting compliance with employment legislation and company policies
  • Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, ensuring all personnel files are compliant and up to date

Monitor and maintain records relating to:

  • Medicals o SIA licences
  • Right to Work documentation
  • Visa expiry dates
  • Other statutory compliance requirements
  • Conduct return-to-work interviews following sickness absence
  • Conduct exit interviews and identify trends or recommendations where appropriate
  • Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on company policies, procedures and employment matters
  • Prepare HR documentation including meeting invitations, outcome letters, disciplinary correspondence, grievance documentation, investigation notes and other employee communications
  • Minute formal and informal meetings accurately and confidentially
  • Support employee relations processes in accordance with employment legislation and company policies
  • Assist with performance management, probation reviews and employee development processes
  • Ensure HR policies and procedures remain compliant with current UK employment legislation and recommend updates where required
  • Produce HR reports and management information when required
  • Support payroll by ensuring employee information and contractual changes are communicated accurately and within required deadlines

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED

Jane Smith

janes@totalpeople.co.uk

0161 674 8158

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050068.

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Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 11:59pm)