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People Assistant

£26,636 to £29,596 per annum

YoungMinds is looking for a People Assistant to play an integral role in supporting the people team by contributing across all phases of the employee lifecycle. As People Assistant, you'll provide excellent, professional and timely administrative support to the people team and all staff as required.

Key information

Position
People Assistant
Contract
Full time, fixed term ending on 31st March 2026
Salary
£26,636 to £29,596 per annum
Application closing date
28 Apr 2025
Interview date
TBC
Working environment

We are currently working with a hybrid working model, where there is the option of working from home combined with 4-12 days a month of working in the office.

About this role

Please note that our HR team are internally known as the people team. This role is equivalent to that of an HR Administrator.

YoungMinds are a leading national charity committed to improving children and young people’s health and emotional wellbeing. We want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it.

As a proven administrator and self-starter, you thrive in a role where you are contributing across all phases of the employee cycle including: recruitment administration, on-boarding, employee engagement, data and compliance, reporting and general HR transactional activity.

Key components to your success will be your ability to effectively plan and prioritise tasks as well as high attention to detail. You will also demonstrate a willingness to foster a co-operative and supportive team environment.

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About you

The postholder will have the following:

  • proven experience providing administration support to a busy team in a fast-paced environment
  • experience in a customer facing role
  • good communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication and excellent attention to detail
  • good organisational skills, able to develop a system of working and suggest process improvements
  • an understanding of how HR contributes to an organisation

We welcome applications from Black and Minoritised, LGBTQ+ groups and those with disabilities, as they are currently under-represented. For more information about the role, download our job pack.

People Assistant job pack

Apply now

One of our values is: “We celebrate what makes you you – whoever you are, we welcome you and encourage you to be true to yourself”. 

If you are excited about helping us to achieve our mission, passionate about working at an organisation that puts the lived experience of young people at the heart of everything we do and want to be part of our drive to become a truly anti-racist organisation we want to hear from you.

To apply, please fill in the application form - downloadable below - and send via email to recruitment@youngminds.org.uk.

Download the application form
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About YoungMinds

You’ll be part of a passionate, hardworking team that cares about the work they do and you’ll be part of making a real difference to the lives of children and young people. In addition to becoming part of the YoungMinds team, you’ll get:

  • 25 days paid holiday entitlement (plus Bank Holidays)
  • three days additional leave over Christmas and New Year
  • auto-enrolment onto pension scheme where YoungMinds will match your contribution up to five per cent
  • statutory benefits such as parental leave and sick pay
  • a wide range of other health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
  • a dedication to continued professional development, training and shared best practice
Find out more about working at YoungMinds

Our vision

  • A world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.

    We want to see a world where every young person who is struggling feels able to reach out, and has people and services around them who can really help.

More about who we are

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