Recruitment Assistant

Application Deadline: 6 January 2025

Department: HRD - Human Resources

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Dual Campus

Reporting To: Maria Stevenson

Compensation: £23,962 / year

Description

P18 £23,962City Centre, Bath and Somer Valley, Radstock Monday through Thursday 8:30-5 pm, Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pmFixed term until 30 September 2025
 
Looking for a challenge in 2025? The People & Culture team at Bath College are seeking a Recruitment Assistant to make sure we recruit great candidates.   Working closely with the Recruitment Lead, you will be responsible for providing a professional and customer-focused recruitment function for the College.  You’ll ensure that our recruitment processes from advert to appointment are timely and high quality, assisting both managers and candidates.  Safe recruitment processes are vital in education and you’ll make certain that all the necessary pre-employment checks are completed.   You’ll be responsible for the whole recruitment processes for specific roles and your approach and attitude will have a positive impact on our candidates.   Bath College is an inclusive education and training community, providing learning for people with a wide range of abilities from a far-reaching area, from entry level to Level 5 programmes. We are committed to meeting the needs of all our students. This is a very exciting time to join the College and the People & Culture team.   We are privileged to work in the centre of a World Heritage site, at the heart of one of the UK’s most characterful cities. If you feel you can make a positive contribution, please complete the application form, making sure you detailing how your qualifications, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role. For more information or to arrange a conversation during the week of 6-10 January, please email maria.stevenson@bathcollege.ac.uk.  We look forward to hearing from you.




The job posting can close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Key Responsibilities

• Using the recruitment system, advertise roles in relevant locations and publications, ensuring good quality adverts are prepared
• Ensuring a positive experience for candidates through clear communication and straightforward processes
• Providing timely advice to managers and candidates on the process
• Responding professionally to telephone and email inquiries
• Ensuring co-ordination of interviews including room bookings, interview tasks and greeting and accompanying candidates.  
• Collate, copy and securely store information about candidates, recognising when these need to be disposed of.
• Preparing reports on recruitment using relevant systems
• Maintaining accurate records on our employee systems, ensuring effective recording and reporting
• Providing basic training to managers and agencies on using the recruitment system

Please see attached for the full Job Description

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Clear and confident verbal and written communication skills 
• Experience of working in an administrative role
• A proactive and positive approach to customer service
• A methodical and organised approach to work with strong attention to detail
• Confident using Microsoft Office including preparing professional standard documents, using Excel for recording data and managing inboxes
• Ability to plan, prioritise and complete work in a busy environment, producing accurate work 

Please see attached for the full Person Specification 

Staff Benefits

• Generous paid holiday entitlement of 30 days, exclusive of College closure days and public holidays. Pro rata for part time roles.
• One Selfie Day per year
• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government) 
• Continuing Professional Development for all staff 
• Laptop Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward 
• Subsidised cafes - at both campuses
• Employee Assistance Programme – Staff have access to this programme. It is a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to six meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counselor) 
• The College offers an eye sight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and