People Services Coordinator - Recruitment & Onboarding

Mid Kent College; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Kent College seeks a organised People Shared Services Assistant to join the busy People Team. You will support recruitment, onboarding, employee records, payroll, contracts and lifecycle processes, delivering a professional and responsive service.

The role requires attention to detail, strong organisation and proficiency with MS Office, particularly Excel. You'll collaborate with staff and managers across the College, promoting a great employee and candidate experience while ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative or customer-focused role.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Confident with digital systems and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Professional communication and relationship-building.
• Uses initiative and knows when to escalate issues.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment and onboarding with checks completed on time.
• Liaise with candidates and managers for queries and timely recruitment.
• Prepare and issue offers and contracts with accurate information.
• Maintain employee records across systems and process payroll changes.
• Prepare contracts and documentation ensuring confidentiality and compliance.
• Produce routine reports from People systems for payroll and MI.
• Coordinate lifecycle events: starters, changes, transfers, leavers.
• Administer staff departures and calculate annual leave.

Skills

Administrative skills

Customer focus

Excel

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Mid Kent College seeks a organised People Shared Services Assistant to join the busy People Team. You will support recruitment, onboarding, employee records, payroll, contracts and lifecycle processes, delivering a professional and responsive service.

The role requires attention to detail, strong organisation and proficiency with MS Office, particularly Excel. You'll collaborate with staff and managers across the College, promoting a great employee and candidate experience while ensuring