Hr Apprentice

House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Members' HR Advice Service supports Members of Parliament on all matters related to the employment of their staff. Our aim as a team is to promote good employment practices and deliver a personal and tailored service to MPs by providing them with high quality advice and documentation.

The Role

As a HR apprentice, your key responsibilities will include:

• To develop knowledge and experience across the HR spectrum, including professional development through achieving the CIPD Level 3 Apprenticeship
• To support Members' HR Advice in all admin tasks, and the MMSST team more widely where required.
• Maintenance of appropriate paper and electronic records.
• To manage their own and the MMSST HR Advice general inbox.
• To respond to general / HR queries that come into the relevant inbox with support and guidance.

As part of this role, you'll undertake a HR Support at Level 3. This is the academic equivalent of two 'A' Levels.

We will enrol you onto the apprenticeship shortly after you join, and it will typically take 15 months to complete. You will complete training for 20% of your time, including from an apprenticeship training provider. More information on the apprenticeship can be found here: HR support / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Skills and Experience

Eligibility

The following qualifications are required for this role:

• GCSE (or equivalent) at A*-C/4-9 in English
• GCSE (or equivalent) at A*-C/4-9 in Mathematics

Please note this role is an apprenticeship at level 3 (equivalent to A levels) and therefore will only be open to applicants who hold GCSE qualifications or equivalent. If you hold an equivalent level 3 qualification in the same subject or hold a degree or higher qualification or equivalent, you will be ineligible to apply.

Please contact the Apprenticeships Team on if you have any questions relating to this apprenticeship.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Excellent inter-personal and customer service skills, including the ability to build and maintain good working relationships, within a team and with the ability to actively help and support others.
• Good oral and written communication skills, including an ability to explain processes and to draft clear correspondence using Microsoft applications (such as Word or Outlook).
• Able to organise, plan and priorities your own time, completing tasks within given timescales and to work unsupervised.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential matters with care. Also ability to encourage and listen to diverse opinions and views.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1-4 in the Job Description.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Information Session

As part of the process we will run an optional information session via Microsoft Teams on Monday 3rd June at 4pm to 4:45pm , where you will find out about the role and receive guidance on how to write an application. To register your interest please email the Apprenticeships team - .

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