HR Administrator

Position: HR Assistant (People Associate)

Contract type: Full Time - FTC x 12 months

Location: Colchester (CO4 9QR)

Salary: £27,270 per annum

About the Role

We are seeking an organised and proactive HR Administrator to support the smooth day-to-day operation of the HR function. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, people-focused, and looking to build or further develop a career in Human Resources.

You will play a key role in ensuring HR processes run efficiently, providing comprehensive administrative support across the employee lifecycle and acting as a first point of contact for HR-related queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across all HR activities and processes

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, changes, and offboarding

• Maintain accurate employee records and update HR systems in a timely manner

• Prepare employment contracts, letters, and other HR documentation

• Act as a first point of contact for basic HR queries, responding professionally and promptly

• Work closely with stakeholders across the business to support HR initiatives

• Ensure compliance with HR policies, procedures, and data protection requirements

• Support the continuous improvement of HR processes in a fast-paced environment

About You

• Previous experience in an HR administration or similar role

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail

• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism

• Competent using Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive, etc.)

• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn

• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving role

What we offer

• 25 days holiday + your birthday off on top of bank holidays

• Mobile phone, laptop and full remote IT package setup

• Company pension scheme

• Training and development for your role and future career development

• Competitive salary with long term employee schemes

• Refer a Friend scheme

• Service awards

• Recognition awards

Cera is a digital-first healthcare-at-home company delivering care, nursing, telehealth and repeat prescription services in people's homes via technology. In under five years, Cera has expanded to 10,000+ staff across the UK and Germany, delivering 40,000+ healthcare visits a day, and has grown from zero to nearly $300M revenues. Every day, Cera delivers healthcare services equivalent to 40 hospitals or 1,000 care homes, and has grown 100-fold over the past two years making it one of the fastest growing businesses in Europe.

Cera currently holds more than 160+ partnerships with the NHS and local authorities, and the company's technology is used by 2,000+ businesses nationwide. It's technology predicts health deteriorations in patients 30-fold faster than traditional care companies, with its Professional Carers and Nurses responding to over 5,000 'high risk' alerts each day.

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cera has delivered 10 million healthcare visits in people's homes, created 10,000 jobs, and licensed it's recruitment technology to the UK Government Department of Health to recruit 50,000+ people into healthcare careers.