People Administrator - HR & Onboarding Specialist

Dorset Council; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS pension

CPD opportunities

Wellbeing support

Free staff parking

On-campus gym

Staff discounts

Coastland Coffee at Weymouth

Job summary

Coastland College is seeking a proactive People Administrator to join our Weymouth-based People Team. You will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to records management and compliance, using iTrent and other systems.

The role offers opportunities to develop across learning and development, safeguarding and broader People projects, with a strong focus on excellent customer service and teamwork in a busy education setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR, recruitment or People Services is advantageous.
• Positive attitude with strong organisational skills and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support across the People Team.
• Act as a first point of contact for People-related enquiries and deliver customer service.
• Manage and monitor People Team inboxes with prompt responses.
• Prepare contracts, letters and employment documentation.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction activities.
• Maintain accurate employee records in iTrent and other systems.
• Assist with lifecycle administration including probation and leavers.
• Support learning and CPD activities and training administration.
• Assist safeguarding and compliance processes with audit-ready records.
• Support workforce reporting, audits and quality assurance.
• Contribute to People Team projects and improvement initiatives.
• Work flexibly across People function areas.

Skills

Organisational skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Communication

Discretion

MS Office 365

Digital systems

Teamwork

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

iTrent

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Coastland College is seeking a proactive People Administrator to join our Weymouth-based People Team. You will provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to records management and compliance, using iTrent and other systems.

The role offers opportunities to develop across learning and development, safeguarding and broader People projects, with a strong focus on excellent customer service and teamwork in a busy education setting.