Recruitment and Retention Officer

Weston College Group; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston College Group is seeking a Recruitment and Retention Officer to join the HR team at Knightstone Campus, Weston-super-Mare. This full-time, on-site role (37 hours/week) focuses on end-to-end recruitment and onboarding across multiple departments.

You will advertise roles, manage selection processes, issue offers and contracts, and ensure accurate records on HRIS and SCR. Familiarity with Safer Recruitment and GDPR is beneficial, with comprehensive training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience working in recruitment, HR or onboarding environment.
• Experience using HR or Recruitment systems.
• Confident with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across designated departments.
• Advertise roles on Weston College Group websites and external sites.
• Create and manage selection programmes and interview processes.
• Issue offers of employment and contracts of employment; support inductions.
• Maintain accurate records for new starters on HRIS (iTrent) and SCR.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, Safer Recruitment, GDPR and ISO 27001.

Skills

Recruitment experience

HR systems experience

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/Teams)

Tools

iTrent HRIS

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, Weston College is an inspiring place to work, and we are currently looking for a Recruitment and Retention Officer to join our HR team.

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, on-site at our Knightstone Campus, Weston-super-Mare.

As a Recruitment and Retention Officer you will take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment process across a number of designated Curriculum and Professional Learner Services departments across the Weston College Group.

You will process all aspects of the recruitment and onboarding process including but not limited to:

• Advertising roles, both across Weston College Group websites and external sites.
• Creating and managing selection programmes and interview processes.
• Issuing offers of employment.
• Issuing contracts of employment.Supporting new starter inductions.
• Maintaining accurate records for all new starters to the Weston College Group on both our HRIS (iTrent) and our Single Central Record (SCR).

You will do this whilst ensuring compliance with internal policies, Safer Recruitment guidance, GDPR and ISO 27001.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience working with a recruitment, HR or onboarding environment.
• Experience using HR or Recruitment systems.
• Confidence in using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Teams.

Knowledge of Safer Recruitment and/or Safeguarding processes would be beneficial, but is not essential as full training will be provided once in post.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.