People Operations Assistant

Abingdon and Witney College; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking a proactive People Operations Assistant to join its HR team. This varied role involves supporting recruitment processes, preparing HR documents, and maintaining compliance records. The successful candidate will possess Level 2 education, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage deadlines in a busy environment. This full-time position offers a salary between £25,458 and £26,290 per annum with fixed-term contract until July 2026.

Qualifications

• Education to Level 2 (GCSEs or equivalent).
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Experience working in a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting recruitment processes from advert to appointment.
• Preparing and issuing key HR documents.
• Maintaining accurate staff records in HRIS.
• Coordinating staff development requests.
• Ensuring compliance documentation is up to date.
• Providing administrative support to Payroll.

Skills

Confident communication skills

High-quality customer service

Competence with Microsoft Office

Ability to prioritize

Flexibility and resilience

Education

Level 2 (GCSEs or equivalent)

Tools

iTrent

Job description

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

We're looking for a proactive People Operations Assistant to join our dynamic Human Resources team and help us deliver an outstanding service across the college.

This is a varied and fast‑paced role, perfect for someone who enjoys supporting others, thrives under pressure, and is passionate about delivering a great employee experience from day one.

Salary: £25,458 - £26,290 per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term (until 31/07/26)

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours / Friday 7 hours

Weeks per annum: 52 weeks

Location: Abingdon Campus

Responsibilities:

• Supporting recruitment processes from advert to appointment, including induction and probation administration.
• Preparing and issuing key HR documents such as offer letters, contracts, and leaver paperwork.
• Maintaining accurate staff records in our HR system (HRIS) and ensuring compliance at all times.
• Coordinating staff development requests and supporting both internal and external training activities.
• Ensuring all Right to Work and safeguarding compliance documentation is up to date.
• Providing administrative support to Payroll and the wider HR team when needed.

Essential Experience:

• Education to Level 2 (GCSEs or equivalent).
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines.
• Confident communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• High-quality customer service skills - friendly, efficient and professional.
• Experience working in a busy team.
• Flexibility and resilience under pressure.
• Competence with Microsoft Office packages.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience in HR, recruitment, or staff development.
• Ability to draft professional correspondence.
• HR qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Recruitment experience.
• Experience using iTrent.

Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.

AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.

Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre‑employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.