People Services Administrator and Systems Support

Askham Bryan College; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Free parking

Generous pension scheme

On-site facilities (farm, equine, VR)

On-site catering (canteen/shop)

Free gym membership

Cycle to work

Job summary

Askham Bryan College is seeking an organised People Services Administrator and Systems Support to join the team in York. The role covers recruitment, payroll, learning and development, health and wellbeing, and health and safety activities, delivering high-quality customer service to colleagues and external stakeholders.

You will maintain records, produce reports and support HR systems to ensure processes run smoothly in a busy educational environment.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy (or equivalent).
• Experience in administration and strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience maintaining accurate data and records.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across all areas of People Services.
• Act as a first point of contact for enquiries.
• Support recruitment administration including advertising vacancies and candidate communications.
• Assist payroll administration, timesheets and claims processing.
• Produce reports from HR, recruitment and payroll systems.
• Coordinate meetings, training activities and team events.
• Maintain accurate employee records and filing systems.
• Support learning and development, health and safety, and system improvement activities.

Skills

Administration

MS Office

Data accuracy

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 Literacy

Tools

iTrent

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Job profile for People Services Administrator and Systems Support

People Services Administrator and Systems Support

location_on York 30/10/2026 People Services Administrator and Systems Support

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary SP18 £25,462.32 - SP21 £27,580.80 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full Time Package 35 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays Plus Christmas Closure Pro rata / Generous Pension Scheme / Free Parking / Various Staff Benefits Job category/type Support Date posted 16/10/2026 Job reference BB99999 Attachments attachment ABC - People Services Administrator and Systems Support.pdf

Job description

We're looking for an organised and proactive administrator to join our People Services team. This varied role provides administrative and systems support across recruitment, payroll, learning and development, health and wellbeing, and health and safety activities.

You'll play a key role in ensuring people processes run smoothly, maintaining accurate records, producing reports, supporting HR systems, and delivering excellent customer service to colleagues, candidates, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across all areas of People Services.
• Act as a first point of contact for enquiries.
• Support recruitment administration, including advertising vacancies and candidate communications.
• Assist with payroll administration, timesheets and claims processing.
• Produce reports from HR, recruitment and payroll systems.
• Coordinate meetings, training activities and team events.
• Maintain accurate employee records and filing systems.
• Support learning and development, health and safety, and system improvement activities.

About You

You will have:

• Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy (or equivalent).
• Previous administration experience and strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience of maintaining accurate data and records.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively as part of a team.

Desirable: Experience within education, knowledge of iTrent, and a relevant administration qualification.

About the College:

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Gateshead.

We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Veterinary Nursing.

Benefits of working with Askham Bryan College:

• On-site facilities including a fully functional farm, equine centre, wildlife park and VR suite
• Beautiful grounds for outdoor learning, meetings and well-being walks
• Generous pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• 35 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus Christmas shut down
• Options for flexible working arrangements (role dependent)
• On-site catering including a canteen and shop
• Free gym membership at the on-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Continuous support from our Recruitment and Employee Lifecycle Partner
• Enhances sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay

Safeguarding Statement

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

• We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
• We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as "spent". It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.
• We undertake Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for prospective employees. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a regulated role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children or vulnerable adults.

Note on "regulated activity": You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

• Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
• Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
• Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once