Job Ref: ST1129
Branch: St Mellion Estate
Location: St Mellion Estate, Cornwall
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 18/07/2025
Closing date: 20/08/2025

JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY.

At St Mellion Estate we are looking for an ambitious individual to support the management team with all things people. If you are passionate about hospitality, people, and thrive in busy and diverse business then we want to hear from you.
To deliver the resort’s human resource requirements which include recruitment, onboarding, retention, performance reviews and payroll management. Analysing key data/ metrics in each area to ensure the resort performs at an optimum.
To foster and drive a people culture that embodies a positive and motivated workplace.
Reporting directly to the Resort Director the People Culture Advisor will work closely with the Heads of Departments in their requirements for their department including ensuring a comprehensive onboarding and off boarding process is followed.
This is a perfect opportunity for someone who is keen to develop their HR skills and who is confident working in a stand-alone role on site. Aside from the day to day functions the role offers scope to work alongside the Resort Director and Group People Director in a strategic capacity to enhance and develop the performance of the team and really make a difference.
The role is based on-site, 5 days per week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.

This role is varied and has different priorities throughout the year. Tasks include, but not limited to:

Recruitment

• Support managers with recruitment: including writing job adverts, selection, onboarding.
• Sending out offer letters and contracts.
• Conducting estate inductions.

General

• Work with managers to assure new starter chats and annual appraisals are completed.
• Manage HR Payroll system – input new starters, terminate leavers, and prepare monthly pay run.
• Manage e-learning platform and work with managers to ensure completion of allocated modules.
• Report on MAPAL compliance completion rates to RD.
• Provide support and advice to managers regarding people.
• Support managers with disciplinary/grievance process.
• Work on ad hoc projects with the Resort Director and Group People Director.

Payroll

• Ensure rota’s are signed off in time for pay run.
• Support Finance with annual labour cost budgets.
• Report on weekly rota costs, monthly payroll costs and labour breakdown to RD.
• Pension administration.