People Services & Onboarding Coordinator

Dorset Council UK; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council UK is seeking a proactive People Coordinator to support colleagues and managers across the full employee lifecycle, delivering first-line guidance and coordinating people processes for a positive employee experience.

You will work with the People Services Team Lead and wider People Team, handling onboarding, development activities, workforce reporting and compliance. This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract for 12 months, on-site in Dorset.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR, People Services or customer-focused admin.
• Holds a CIPD qualification.
• Excellent customer service.
• Strong organisational and multi-priority management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidentiality and professionalism.
• Detail-oriented and process-minded.
• Works well independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for managers and employees with HR guidance.
• Support employee lifecycle processes and onboarding.
• Coordinate probation, contracts, and leavers.
• Maintain accurate employee records in iTrent and other systems.
• Support reporting, compliance and audits.
• Contribute to People Team projects and process improvements.

Skills

HR experience

Customer service

Data reporting

Organisational skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

iTrent

Job description

Dorset Council UK is seeking a proactive People Coordinator to support colleagues and managers across the full employee lifecycle, delivering first-line guidance and coordinating people processes for a positive employee experience.

You will work with the People Services Team Lead and wider People Team, handling onboarding, development activities, workforce reporting and compliance. This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract for 12 months, on-site in Dorset.