HR Administrator

Wmjobs; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Adult Education Wolverhampton is seeking a dedicated HR Administrator to support a busy college team with daily HR tasks, queries and record-keeping. The role is office-based at the City Learning Quarter campus in Wolverhampton and is a part-time position (22.2 hours over four days, including Monday and Tuesday).

You will maintain the SCR, assist with recruitment campaigns, monitor absences and payroll claims, and contribute to HR processes with a professional, patient approach.

Qualifications

• Experience with HR practices and day-to-day HR tasks.
• Ability to manage queries and maintain HR records.
• Knowledge of DBS checks and safeguarding basics.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day HR tasks, queries, and pay claims.
• Maintain the Single Central Record (SCR) and absence reporting.
• Support managers with HR functions and recruitment campaigns.
• Ensure effective communication and awareness of HR processes.

Skills

Organisation skills

Communication

HR administration experience

DBS knowledge

Ofsted awareness

Job description

HR Administrator

Salary: £16,364 - £17,443 per annum (Grade 4 - £27,274 - £29,071 Pro Rata)

Hours: 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE) over 4 days to include Monday and Tuesday

Contract Type: Part time, permanent

Workstyle: Fixed - City Learning Quarter

A great opportunity has arisen at Adult Education Wolverhampton for and HR Administrator. Supporting a busy college team, we are looking for someone who has excellent organisation skills and a genuine desire to help. As a diligent, patient and highly organised administrator with experience of HR practices, you will support a busy team with day to day operational HR tasks such as, dealing with queries, maintaining the Single Central Record, processing pay claims, monitoring and reporting absences, supporting managers with HR functions and recruitment campaigns. You should have an awareness of Ofsted, a good working knowledge of HR processes and be an effective communicator.

Adult Education Wolverhampton is a City Centre Adult Learning campus with a great team of around 100 staff service and 2000 students. This will be an exciting role for someone with the skills, knowledge and genuine desire to help others and make a difference.

This is a office based post and will be situated at our Adult Education College campus in Wolverhampton City Centre.

Rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ provider, Adult Education Wolverhampton delivers high quality learning opportunities that inspire, challenge and lead to further learning and employment to the people of Wolverhampton and surrounding communities.

This post is subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Interview date: 12th November 2026

We will notify you of the outcome of your application as soon as possible after the closing date.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Matt Tolley at [e-mail]

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We arecommittedto the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against anyindividualon the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure.

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Attached documents

HR Administrator JD and PS 2026.pdf