HR Apprentice
Watson Ramsbottom Limited · Blackburn
Weekly Hours Worked: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm 35 hrs
Description of company:
Watson Ramsbottom is a multi service law firm with offices across the country offering a full range of legal services to personal and commercial clients. The roots of our firm go back several generations. Every page of our esteemed history has been guided by the same commitment to our clients.
Our mottos are more than just words—they are the ingrained principles we live by and the very essence of the Watson Ramsbottom experience.
We are Human — We’ve #GotYourBack
Duties and Responsibilities
• HR Administration & Records:
• Maintain accurate electronic personnel files and employee records.
• Process new starter, contract, transfer, promotion, and leaver paperwork.
• Update HR information systems (HRIS) and manage databases regarding absence, annual leave, and sickness tracking.
• Recruitment & Onboarding:
• Draft job adverts, post vacancies on job boards or internal portals, and manage recruitment inboxes.
• Support shortlisting administration, coordinate interview schedules, and send candidate communications.
• Assist with induction arrangements and delivery
• Carry out pre-employment checks, including right-to-work documentation, reference requests, and background/DBS checks.
• Employee Support & Queries:
• Act as a first point of contact for routine employee and manager queries via phone, email, or in person
• Assist with general correspondence, draft letters, take meeting notes, and support employee wellbeing or internal communications.
• Training & Development Support:
• Help coordinate staff training sessions, track mandatory compliance training, and maintain learning records.
• Data & Reporting:
• Assist in gathering data for HR metrics, turnover reports, and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) monitoring
Additional Information:
Additional day holiday for birthday
PMI - Bupa cover following one year service
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
Skills required
• Basic IT literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, and database familiarity).
• Strict understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and GDPR principles
Qualifications required
• GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent Level 4) in English and Mathematics.
• Commitment to completing an accredited apprenticeship
Training you'll get
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Future prospects
On successful completion of the apprenticeship possible opportunity to join the HR team initially as a HR Administrator
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.
