Vacancies

Thank you for your interest in working at Riverside Garden Centre. When we need to recruit staff – including those in our Shop and Café - we generally advertise them on our website, social media and via posters in our shop. We generally advertise for seasonal positions in late December/January. Please note that because we are open seven days a week, most of our staff work on a rota basis which involves alternative weekends.

We are hiring!

HR Adviser (Part-Time, On-Site) 

Location: Riverside Garden Centre, Bristol BS3 1RX Hours: 20 hours per week (Mon–Fri, 4 hours per day) Company Size: ~50 employees Salary: Up to £34,000 FTE DOE 

 

About the Role 

We’re looking for a proactive HR Adviser to be our on-site HR lead. This is a standalone role with real scope to shape and develop the HR function as we grow. You’ll handle day-to-day HR operations, support employees across the full lifecycle, and work closely with our Directors and outsourced HR partner on more complex matters.  

If you enjoy variety, autonomy and building HR processes that make a difference, this role offers exactly that. 

 

What You’ll Be Doing 

Managing HR administration and maintaining accurate HRIS records. 

Tracking sickness, annual leave and conducting return-to-work meetings. 

Preparing monthly payroll variables and liaising with the Payroll Manager. 

Supporting recruitment: posting adverts, scheduling interviews, completing vetting. 

Coordinating onboarding, welcome packs and first-week inductions. 

Acting as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries. 

Handling minor employee relations issues and escalating when needed. 

Supporting internal communications, engagement activities and team events. 

 

What We’re Looking For 

Generalist HR experience gained in an administrative role (e.g., Office Administrator, Team Assistant, or HR Assistant.)   

Experience managing absence cases and understanding of ACAS processes. 

Strong organisation, accuracy and communication skills. 

Confident using HR systems and Google Workspace/MS Office. 

Calm, approachable and able to handle sensitive conversations professionally. 

Able to work on-site, 4 hours per day, Monday to Friday. 

Desirable: CIPD Level 5 or similar HR training  

 

Why Join Us? 

Standalone role with freedom to shape HR processes 

Friendly, growing team 

Varied, hands-on work across the full HR lifecycle 

Support from Directors and an outsourced HR consultancy 

 

Recruitment to this post will be handled by our HR Partners.  Please submit your CV and covering letter to riversidebs3@gmail.com.  Applications for this role will close at 12 noon on 4th November 2026.  However, we reserve the right to close the role earlier dependent on the volume of applications. 

 

First round online interviews will be conducted week commencing 9th November 2026 and face to face interviews week commencing 16th November 2026. 

Send us your cv for a future vacancy

If you would like to send us an email with your cv for us to keep on file - please do! We will hold cvs for 6 months and let you know if any vacancies open. Please email us at info@riversidegardencentre.com

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