HR Administrator

The Human Resources team plays a vital role in supporting staff across the College, delivering a responsive, high-quality HR service that enables colleagues to focus on providing outstanding learning experiences. The team works closely with managers and employees to support recruitment, development, wellbeing and employee relations across a diverse workforce.

About the role

Key responsibilities:

Act as the first point of contact for HR telephone calls, emails and visitors, providing a professional and helpful service

Co-ordinate end-to-end recruitment administration for all College vacancies, including advertising, shortlisting support, assessment centres and reporting

Provide advice and guidance to line managers on recruitment processes, policies and assessment options

Manage the full new starter process, including issuing contracts, undertaking pre-employment checks (DBS and references), and ensuring accurate data entry on the HR system

Prepare accurate and timely payroll information in line with monthly deadlines and liaise with colleagues to ensure smooth payroll processing

Manage the HR inbox and respond to queries in a timely and professional manner

Support staff induction, learning and development activities, staff development days and other College wide events

Provide general administrative support to the HR team, including raising purchase orders and supporting HR initiatives and events

Supporting with Payroll Administration

Provide admin and diary planning support, as and when required, for the Exec Director of People & Culture

Have strong administration and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail

CIPD Level 3, or working towards

Demonstrate a high standard of customer service and professionalism

Be confident communicating with staff and managers at all levels

Be able to manage a varied workload, prioritising effectively in a busy environment

Take a proactive, flexible and solution focused approach to work

Have experience of working within an HR environment either in the public sector or large scale private sector organisation

Reaseheath College is a forward-thinking and dynamic further education institution, providing an excellent educational experience to over 4,500 learners each year., Reaseheath College is committed to achieving its public sector general equality duty, which is set out in the Equality Act 2010. The College has a clear mission and clear values, which incorporate equality, diversity and inclusion.

The College staff recruitment and selection process, CPD processes, policies and practice are designed to ensure that when employment decisions are made, they are based solely on the skills and qualities required for the position and comply with all relevant employment legislation and best practice standards.

Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 20.8%