HR Assistant - Permanent

Salford City College Group; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford City College Group is seeking an HR Assistant to join our HR team at Frontier House, Salford Quays. You will be the first point of contact for HR enquiries, support colleagues across the College, and help maintain accurate employee records.

This permanent, full-time role (36 hours per week) offers a friendly team, opportunities for development within HR, and a chance to contribute to a busy educational environment while delivering high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for HR enquiries and provide professional support.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure data integrity.

Job description

HR Assistant

Closing Date: 12 October 2026 | Interview Date: 19 October 2026

Salary: £24,770 - £27,231 (Incremental progression throughout the band is available)

Contract Type: Permanent | Hours per Week: 36 | Location: Frontier House, Merchants Quay, Salford Quays, M50 3SR

About The Role

Join Our HR Team!

Join our friendly HR team as an HR Assistant, where you'll be the first point of contact for HR enquiries, provide professional support, and maintain accurate employee records.

We're looking for a proactive and organised HR Assistant who is passionate about people, customer service, and getting the details right.

You will be supporting colleagues across the College, provide a high-quality HR service, and ensuring employee records are accurate and up to date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your HR skills in a collaborative and supportive environment where your contribution will make a real difference.

Are you a graduate looking to start your HR career or have an interest in working in Further Education, or you enjoy helping others and take pride in delivering excellent service if so, we would love to hear from you!

Reason To Join Us

• We have Generous Terms and Conditions (Sixth Form College’s Association style terms and conditions) including 13 weeks not in college (195 days in College).
• We have a 2:30pm finish on Fridays, Free on-site parking and various health and wellbeing resources and benefit schemes including three Staff Wellbeing days per year.
• We offer automatic enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Our College is an incredible community, there is a lot that staff and their families can get involved with
• We have family friendly policies and we are happy to talk about flexible working.
• We invest in our people and offer a range of training & career opportunities for all staff.
• We have an amazing Staff Benefits Package with discounts and savings for supermarkets, petrol, high-street retailers, holidays, cinemas and other leisure.
• Our shared purpose: We believe in the value of education for a successful future and we want the best for our learners and our staff.
• Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Staff and students behave with respect, integrity and kindness.
• 93% of staff are proud to work at the College

Commitment to Safeguarding

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees

The College is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with military experience whose unique skills and perspectives are highly valued.

Recruitment Agencies

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.