Senior Administrator - People
Senior Administrator - People
Job Ref: PS2623Salary: £22,620 to £23,775 per annum. Plus Excellent Benefits
Contract Type: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Permanent, Full-Time.
Location: Paignton, Devon
Are you an experienced Administrator looking to embark on a career within the exciting area of People Management/Human Resources?
Are you a team player with excellent communication skills?
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our People Team at South Devon College.
As a Senior Administrator within our team, you will be responsible for the coordination of the People administrative function for a designated client base, ensuring a consistent functional approach, maintaining accuracy, and close team working with your designated People Business Partner.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone in the early stages of their People Management/Human Resources career or for an experienced Administrator looking to move into this exciting and rewarding area of work.
Key Tasks Include:
Manage the administration of the recruitment and selection process for the college ensuring a high quality service from start to finish,.
Ensure college vacancy pages are up to date and accurate.
Place recruitment advertising on agreed websites.
Answer applicants’ and successful candidates’ queries.
Collate applications ensuring shortlisting packs are sent to hiring managers.
Advise managers on the shortlisting process, ensuring any shortlisting has been carried out fairly and consistently.
Set up interviews, ensuring interview packs, schedules and interview questions are correctly completed and distributed.
Maintain and update recruitment and current vacancies spreadsheets.
Update recruitment and selection documentation as agreed with the Head of People
Perform the mandatory Safer Recruitment checks on successful interview candidates.
Support with payroll processing in relation to starters, leavers and other contractual changes.
The successful candidate will be comfortable in using MS office functions with a good standard of IT and general office administration knowledge. You must be able to work under pressure with the ability to prioritise your workload. You should have experience in delivering excellent customer service with a respect and understanding of the need for high levels of confidentiality.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18% (including Life Assurance of x 3 actual salary);25 days annual leave (pro-rata of fractional) including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
Hybrid and flexible working patterns;
Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
Employee Assistance Programmes;
Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Midnight, Tuesday 29th October 2024Interview Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024
For a full Job Description and Person Specification please click here.
Should you have any questions regarding the role please contact Matt Bryan – Head of People on 01803540479 or at mattbryan@southdevon.ac.uk.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.