At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education.
We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants.
Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.
Exceeding expectations through education, innovation and inspiration…
Role Title: Human Resource Advisor
Location: Deeside (must be willing to travel across all 5 Coleg Cambria sites)
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
Salary: £33,912 - £37,644
We currently have a vacancy for a permanent Human Resources Advisor to join a hugely welcoming and supportive team. The role will primarily be based at our Deeside site, however, candidates must be willing to travel regularly to other sites (expenses can be claimed).
We are looking for candidates who are equipped with the skills to work in an extremely varied, fast-paced role. You will bring a proactive approach to solving complex people challenges, be naturally inquisitive and confident building effective relationships across the College. You will provide professional advice on day-to-day queries on HR matters from managers and employees, while delivering HR-related activities for a specified area within the College.
You will work across a wide range of HR tasks and priorities including providing advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR-related policies and procedures. A key part of this role will involve supporting managers with a varied employee relations caseload, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance matters, ensuring advice is legally compliant, pragmatic and solutions focused. Supporting managers with recruitment associated activities, including writing new job descriptions, shortlisting, providing panel support at interviews and a wide variety of employment activities while ensuring an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
You will be dedicated to providing a high level of customer service and will be committed to keeping up to date with employment legislation and HR best practice. You will build trusted relationships with managers and employees, providing confident, credible and professional HR advice.
This position will require you to work proactively as part of a wider team, and be flexible and adaptable when required. You will also be confident asking the right questions, analysing information objectively and constructively challenging where appropriate to support informed decision-making.
As an HR Advisor you will contribute to and support the development and implementation of policies, processes and projects that support the College's wider vision and promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
It is important that you are comfortable working with data and will be able to use data and analytics to understand and identify opportunities for further improvement, identify trends and support evidence-based decision making to continuously improve our people practices.
Essential Requirements
- CIPD professional qualification to Level 5
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers on HR related matters
- Experience of processing transactional HR procedures
Coleg Cambria is committed to raising the profile of the Welsh language.
Welsh language skills are desirable for this position.
Coleg Cambria is a ‘Disability Confident’ Employer.
The promotion of Equality and Diversity is an essential part of the work we do and as part of this, the College is committed to having a diverse staff group.
The safety of children, young people and adults identified as ‘vulnerable’ is paramount and Coleg Cambria is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of these individuals and to the rigorous implementation of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) procedures and arrangements. A DBS Disclosure will be requested from the successful candidate being offered the position. Depending on the role you are applying for if successful, you may also be required to register with the Education Workforce Council.
Please be aware that Coleg Cambria reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.
If you wish to discuss any aspects of the role prior to making an application, or have an informal discussion then please feel free to email [email protected] where we will gladly arrange for this to happen.
Excellent Pension Scheme(s)
Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
On site nursery provision at our Deeside site
Discounts on a Range Of College Evening Courses
Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development
Discounted Gym Membership
Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities
Free Parking on All Sites
Cycle Scheme
Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments
Discounted Rates for Restaurants
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave
