Are you ready to play a key role in supporting people, processes and systems that help deliver a great employee experience? Do you have the drive and passion to provide high-quality administrative support across HR, learning and health & safety activities?
We’re looking for people with strong administrative experience, excellent organisation skills and a proactive, customer-focused approach, who can manage data, support processes and contribute to a consistent, high-quality People service.
About the role
This is a varied and busy role supporting our People and Health & Safety team across a wide range of activities, helping to deliver an efficient and responsive service.
In this role you will:
· Act as first point of contact for People and H&S queries
· Support recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle processes
· Maintain accurate HR and H&S records and systems
· Prepare reports, documents and employee data
· Support learning and development administration
· Assist with employee relations processes and documentation
· Liaise with managers and HR operations teams
· Ensure data accuracy, compliance and confidentiality
Cornwall Housing is evolving to better meet the needs of the people and communities we serve. Our values of Collaboration, Honesty and Learning are central to this, helping us stay focused on doing the right things in the right way. These values guide how we work openly, take responsibility and keep improving the way we deliver our services. By bringing our teams closer to our customers and strengthening our local presence, we’re building a more responsive and supportive organisation.
If you want to make a real impact, work positively with others and help shape better outcomes for local people, this could be the perfect next step. Join us to create safe homes in strong communities for one and all!
About you
To be successful, you’ll have:
- HR or administrative experience in a busy environment
- Experience supporting recruitment, L&D or HR processes
- Strong organisation and workload management skills
- High attention to detail and data accuracy
- Confident IT skills (Excel, Outlook, systems)
- Strong communication and customer focus
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
To find out more about the role and requirements, please view the Role Profile (copy and paste this link into a new browser): https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/rdhnjexb/500016_peoplesafetycoordinator_march26.pdf
Our offer to you
Salary: £25,947 per year pro rata (£13.45 per hour)
Working Hours: 25 hours per week spread across the working week
Contract Type: This is a fixed term contract for 9 to 12 months due to maternity cover. Existing CHL employees are welcome to apply as a secondment opportunity, but please discuss this with your manager before applying.
Base: Hybrid working - working from office, home, site and in the community as needed. Your base will be our main office in Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR. This role requires you to typically work from the office at least 2 day/s per week, sometimes including attendance at short notice.
What you’ll get from us in return is:
· A challenge like no other – Cornwall is unique and so are we!
· A highly competitive total package that includes a decent salary (with annual negotiations with recognised trade unions for cost-of-living salary increases), Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days annual leave plus bank hols (rising to 31 days plus BHs after 5 years’ continuous service) with the option to buy more, family friendly policies, and our flexible approach to work
· A senior management team who will listen and support you, and encourage your ideas and creative thinking
· Support in your continuous learning and development
· Access to discounts on entertainment, shops, wellbeing and travel through our on-line portal
· And a chance to really make your mark
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a Basic DBS check. You will be asked to complete the relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.
To apply
It’s really easy to apply for our roles – create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV and covering letter/statement.
The planned closing date for applications is Monday 29 June 2026 (midnight). However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. So we recommend that you please submit your application early.
Interviews are planned for Wednesday 8 July 2026. This will be an in-person interview at Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR. We are unable to provide interview expenses or relocation packages
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and aim to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role. Where application numbers are high, we may invite those who best meet these requirements. We will also work with you to put reasonable adjustments in place where possible.
Contact us
If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or 01872 324 329
Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at Cornwall Housing, delivering safe homes in strong communities for one and all!
Redeployees – Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council and the Corserv Group are associated employers. We have reciprocal arrangements agreed for redeployment. If you are a Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council or Corserv Group employee with redeployment status confirmed by HR (for example, confirmed at risk of redundancy or dismissal due to disability-related ill health), once you have applied please email us at [email protected] to let us know that you are applying as a redeployee.
Recruitment Agencies – we are not currently seeking agency support with this vacancy, thank you. Please view our information for recruitment agencies here: https://www.cornwallhousing.org.uk/jobs/recruitment-agencies/
INDCHL
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and aim to interview disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential requirements of the role. Where application numbers are high, we may need to invite those who best meet these requirements. We will also work with you to put reasonable adjustments in place where possible. Do you consider yourself eligible for consideration under the Disability Confident scheme? If yes, please let us know any specific requirements needed to enable your participation and/or attendance during the selection process (including if you are unable to evacuate a building unaided during a fire emergency):
- This is an in‑person role requiring regular attendance at Bodmin PL31 2FR and other locations, sometimes at short notice, including attendance at an in‑person interview. Please explain clearly and realistically how you will meet these requirements in practice, based on the travel expectations outlined in the advert or Role Profile. This response will be used to assess suitability for shortlisting.
- To be successful, you’ll be/have…
- HR or administrative experience in a busy environment
- Experience supporting recruitment, L&D or HR processes
- Strong organisation and workload management skills
- High attention to detail and data accuracy
- Confident IT skills (Excel, Outlook, systems)
- Strong communication and customer focus
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Please explain how you meet the criteria above, using relevant examples, and demonstrate your interest in this role and Cornwall Housing. This will form part of the shortlisting process.
Licence/Certification:
- HR or admin experience in busy office (required)
- experience supporting HR processes (required)
- experience managing data and records (required)
- experience using Microsoft Office systems (required)
- experience handling confidential data (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
