People Advisor (fixed-term)
Forest House | Up to £37,500 per annum, dependent on experience
We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment
At Center Parcs, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for a passionate and proactive People Advisor to join our Forest House team and help create an outstanding colleague experience from day one.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves building relationships, influencing positive change, and making a real impact across the employee journey.
About the Role
Please note this is a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave from September 2026 until Friday 22nd October 2027.
As a People Advisor, you'll be a trusted partner to our managers and teams, providing day-to-day HR guidance and helping to bring our culture and values to life. You'll play a key role in supporting employee engagement, wellbeing, and performance – ensuring our colleagues feel valued, supported, and inspired to be their best.
Working closely with the Forest House HR Manager and the wider People team, you'll help deliver a consistent, high-quality people experience across the business.
What you'll be doing
- Be the first point of contact for the Contact Centre and Forest House managers, providing practical, people-focused advice on recruitment, absence, performance and employee relations.
- Build strong relationships with managers, gaining real insight into team dynamics, challenges and talent needs.
- Support end-to-end recruitment, guiding managers through Dayforce, ensuring a smooth, fair and inclusive process and great candidate experience.
- Deliver engaging and welcoming new starter inductions, creating a brilliant first impression and bringing our culture to life.
- Analyse People data and metrics to identify trends, offering practical recommendations that support workforce planning and retention.
- Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and support wellbeing initiatives, working closely with Occupational Health where needed.
- Support larger organisational change initiatives and wider People projects, identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.
- Take ownership of payroll processes, ensuring all changes are accurate, approved and processed on time. Work closely with the HR Manager, Chief People Officer and People Services team to ensure a smooth, compliant process.
- Maintain and update payroll logs, supporting effective budget tracking and forecasting.
What's in it for you
- Free day passes and access to leisure facilities (including the spa)
- Discounts on breaks and in our shops and restaurants
- Bonus scheme and recognition rewards
- A supportive, friendly team
- Career development and in-role training
Your working hours
Please note this is a fixed-term contract until 22nd October 2027
You will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period (37.5 hours per week). Normal working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, dynamic working is available whereby the earliest start time is 7am and the latest finish time is 7pm.
Please note, this role will be hybrid with 2 or 3 days in the office and 2 or 3 days home-working, dependent upon business requirements.
About you
- Good standard of education in English and Mathematics
- Confident in making decisions
- Understand and work to medical confidentiality and GDPR requirements
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good keyboard skills and advanced knowledge & experience of Microsoft Office
- HR Generalist experience
- Have a motivational approach towards colleagues and work
- Highly trusted
- Strong communicator
Our values
Each colleague at Center Parcs is involved in building better worlds for our guests, colleagues, communities and our environment. Contributing to our purpose means living out our values: We care, we're brave, we're determined and we're naturally us.
Sound like your kind of job?
Apply online today – interviews will be held on Friday 24th and Monday 27th July 2026
Closing date: 16th July 2026 #INPLOIv2
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
At Center Parcs, everyone's welcome.
We recognise that we're all at our best when we're being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.
