Recruitment and Retention Officer

Weston College; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston College is seeking a Recruitment and Retention Officer to own end-to-end recruitment across designated departments and support onboarding at Knightstone Campus, Weston-super-Mare.

The role requires experience in recruitment/HR, HR systems usage, and a Level 3 CIPD qualification, with training on Safer Recruitment and GDPR compliance provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, HR or onboarding environments.
• Experience using HR or Recruitment systems.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel, Word and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Advertise roles across Weston College Group websites and external sites.
• Create and manage selection programmes and interview processes.
• Issue offers of employment.
• Process pre-employment checks.
• Issue contracts of employment.
• Support new starter inductions.
• Maintain accurate records for new starters on HRIS and SCR.

Skills

Recruitment/HR experience

HR systems

MS Office (Excel/Word/Teams)

Education

Level 3 CIPD qualification

Job description

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.
• Processing pre-employment checks.
• 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.

• 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.
• Level 3 CIPD qualification (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of Safer Recruitment and/or Safeguarding processes would be beneficial, but is not essential as full training will be provided once in post.

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