Role: HR Advisor
Location: Central Beds College - Dunstable Campus with Travel to other campuses.
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £26,000 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours/52 Weeks
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
About the role: We are currently seeking a HR advisor to join our
HR and Payroll department at Central Bedford College - Dunstable Campus.
As a HR advisor you play an important role in the success of our college through:
- To work effectively as a member of the Human Resources team to provide a responsive and high quality Human Resources service to the Bedford College Group employee base.
- To provide professional, confidential and consistent advice and guidance on all employment matters.
- To carry out all aspects of the role in line with The Bedford College Group's (TBCG) culture and values
About you: - English and Maths GCSE (A - C) or equivalent (Level 2)
- CIPD level 3 or Business Admin qualificationExperience of working in a highly pressurised environment
- Proven track record of ER experience
- Experience of dealing with multiple queries from various stakeholders
- Experience of working in recruitment or HR department
- Experience of using computerised HR/payroll systems
- Excellent IT skills to include Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel etc.)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to deal with sensitive data confidentially
- Ability to deal with multiple challenging stakeholders with different capability levels and different priorities.
Interview to be held on 11th sept 2024. Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational
VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford College Group The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
