HR Officer

Where you’ll work: Based at North Kent College’s Dartford campus, with occasional travel to the Gravesend / Hadlow / Tonbridge sites as and when required. Remote working considered from time to time, dependent on business need.

Your hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday), 52 weeks per annum.

Your pay: £23,500 to £25,600 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience), with Level 3 CIPD study support if you don’t already have a qualification in place.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Officer to join North Kent College’s HR department, working as part of a close-knit team (including Head of HR, HR Manager, two HR Business Partners and a second HR Officer) during a period of continued positive change.

The role of HR Officer is responsible for providing customer focused, comprehensive and pragmatic advice to managers and staff, working with the experienced HR team (including closely with an HR Business Partner to support the servicing of particular departments) to ensure the smooth running of the service in line with College polices and procedures, and of course legal requirements.

This could be the role for you if:

• you have current experience of working in an HR role at Administrator / Assistant level or above, and are looking for the next step in your career;

• you are CIPD qualified at Level 3 or above, or are willing to achieve this within 12 months of appointment (with full employer funding!);

• you have basic knowledge of employment law and its application in the workplace, including providing first level advice on a range of HR issues;

• you have experience of providing end to end recruitment process support, or transferable skills to this effect;

• you have excellent IT and administration skills, and the ability to maintain an HR information system with absolute accuracy.

It goes without saying that we need you to be a team player and an excellent communicator, able to maintain a proactive, organised approach to your work, and of course an eye for detail, whilst working to challenging deadlines. The ability to maintain focus and quality of service delivery at all times is key.

In return, we’ll give you 33 days’ annual leave (yes, really!) plus bank holidays, and you’ll be enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which also includes life assurance. You’ll also benefit from free parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities including a nursery, restaurants and coffee shops.

For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College’s staff vacancies page.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 12th January 2023.

North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.