People Team Assistant

People Team Assistant – Join the Yard Sale Pizza Family!

£25,000 - £30,000 DOE

Are you passionate about people and looking to grow your HR and recruitment career in a dynamic and expanding hospitality business? Yard Sale Pizza is a thriving independent company with 13 locations across London and a team of 300 incredible individuals! We're on the lookout for a proactive and organised People Team Assistant to join our People Function and be part of our exciting journey.

This is your chance to dive into all things people-related, from recruitment and HR support to helping organise amazing staff parties! You will be a key part of the team, helping us expand and continue our success story. You’ll have fantastic opportunities to develop your career!

What you’ll be doing:

• Assisting the People Team with recruitment and HR tasks including hiring, weekly payroll and general administrative duties across the People Team department.

• Supporting the interview process for internal and external candidates, including coordinating trials and communicating with applicants.

• Screening CVs, preparing interview questions and delivering feedback with professionalism.

• Keeping our job boards up to date across multiple platforms, including social media and our internal network.

• Supporting the onboarding process and handling compliance checks using internal systems.

• Maintaining accurate employee records in our HR system.

• Providing support with payroll and benefits administration.

• Preparing HR documents like offer letters and contracts.

• Assisting with audits and ensuring compliance with UK employment laws, such as management of driver licences across a team of 200 drivers and cyclists.

• Helping to coordinate training sessions, inductions, workshops and performance reviews.

• Spending lots of time out and about in the shops and learning about YSP operations.

• Handling employee queries and promoting a positive, supportive workplace.

• Assisting with organisation of annual company events and socials.

What we’re ideally looking for:

• Experience working in a fast-paced recruitment or HR environment.

• A confident communicator with excellent telephone and organisational skills.

• Proactive and able to work independently with strong attention to detail.

• Competent administrator - familiar with Excel or Google Sheets, Google Docs and email management of multiple inboxes within a similar role

• Comfortable using HR or ATS systems (knowledge of Harri is a bonus!)

• Someone who has a positive attitude who loves working with people and building relationships!

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and 28 days holiday based on a 45-hour contract.

• A mix of home and shop-based meetings.

• Cycle to work scheme, tech scheme, and company pension.

• Continued professional development with the company - access to courses and online learning.

• Great career progression opportunities - we have loads of amazing succession stories!

• Free pizza, of course! Plus, discounts for your family and friends at all our locations, online merchandise, and even perks with our business partners.

If you’re ready to immerse yourself in the world of Yard Sale Pizza and help us grow, apply now and be part of a team that’s passionate about people, pizza and progress!