People Services Assistant

Ashford College; Broadstairs; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated People Services Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role is ideal for individuals looking to advance their HR career while making a positive impact on staff and stakeholders. You will be the first point of contact for HR queries, ensuring a seamless experience for all. With a focus on professional development and a commitment to employee well-being, this organization offers a supportive environment where you can thrive. If you are passionate about HR and eager to contribute to a vibrant educational community, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Time off for child's first day at school

Finish at 4:30pm on Fridays

Development opportunities

Access to online discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Generous pension scheme

Counselling service for employees and families

Qualifications

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Experience in high volume administration and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and support to staff and stakeholders.
• Handle day-to-day HR queries and administration tasks.

Skills

Verbal and written communication in English

IT competence (Microsoft Office, specifically Excel)

High volume administration experience in HR

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently and multitask

Education

HR-related qualification

Tools

HR systems

Job description

About The Role

Looking for your next challenge, or just starting your journey in HR?

With experience in admin, working in a team and ability to support your colleagues, East Kent Colleges Group could be the next step in your career.

Being part of thePeople Services team, you will provide expert HR advice and support, whilst responding to challenging queries.

This role will primarily based at EKC Broadstairs College.

The People Services Assistant responsibilities will include the following:

• being the first point of contact for all staff and stakeholders and drive a positive experience;
• dealing with day-to-day queries (e.g. benefits, attendance, policy guidance) and where necessary directing queries to thebestperson or team to deal with them;
• people related administration and co-ordination tasks (e.g. contract changes, resignations);
• providing accurate and timely management information, and ensuring compliance with Company process, data protectionrequirements and best practice with regard to maintenance of HR systems and records.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees.Here are just some of ourbenefitswhen working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement - 24 days leave (not including bank holidays)
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• Finish at 4:30pm on Fridays
• A company who focuses and invests in your development - 1/3rd of our roles are filled with internal progression
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme - including Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Counselling service for you and your family

About You

The successful candidate should

• Enjoy working in a fast paced environment and remains close to the detail and working to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Be a strong team player.
• Have good IT competence (Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, HR systems)
• Be confident in verbal and written communication in English.
• Have high volume administration experience (including systems/database administration) in HR.
• Be able to work independently; multitask, organise and prioritise workloads and meet strict deadlines.
• Have great attention to detail together with comfort handling a wide range of data (including sensitive and personal information).
• Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, and ensure the integrity of HR records and conduct.
• Be a trusted and professional ambassador for HR and Leadership team.
• Be an enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn and flexible in approach.
• Have some knowledge of basic employment law and HR / Payroll practices (advantageous).

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us [e-mail]

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent CollegesGroup is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.