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What’s on Offer:
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Salary: £16,000 per annum
Weekly Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Core Business Hours: (10am until 4pm)
Location: BSC Manchester College
Hybrid Remote Working
Team Member Benefits:
* Annual Leave: 25 days Annual Leave plus 8 bank holidays
* Wellbeing: Dedicated Mental Health Champions supported by trained Internal Mental Health First Aiders
* Culture: Friendly and supportive multicultural working environment
* Career Development: Comprehensive internal training and development opportunities
* Enhanced Leave and Support: Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pet Bereavement Leave, Miscarriage Leave and Pay
* Recognition and Rewards: Regular recognition of achievements through our monthly BSC team awards
Job Description
Overview: BSC Education Ltd is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic team member to join its People Function in the capacity of apprentice. If you are looking to join an international fast paced and diverse company, this opportunity may be for you.
The People (HR) apprenticeship is responsible for supporting the People Team with varieties of projects for the next 21 months (18 months on the job training and 3 remaining months will be spent on assignment), such as Summer Talent Management project, learning and development matrix and yearly calendar, cultural fit questions, appraisal reviews and behaviours projects. The successful candidate will provide support as an HR apprenticeship and assists with end-to-end talent management and administrative and any other HR-related tasks to support the People Team regarding recruitment, as part of one of their projects.
The position reports to the Senior People and Payroll Advisor. Successful position holders are excellent communicators, enjoy solving problems and speaking with candidates and wider business mainly communicating remotely and work well in diverse teams.
HR apprenticeship lasts for minimum of 21 months.
Main Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Talent project:
* Complete onboarding including references, enhanced DBS & PVG, Prohibition Teacher Checks prior to start dates being confirmed
* Ability to source candidates through various channels and social media platforms within a tight deadline.
* Reviewing the current HR induction and its content (project)
* Carry out inductions for new starters and tracking the assessment results
* Manage the recruitment, payroll and people inboxes ensuring that all emails are handled and responded to in an effective and timely manner with an aim to achieve first contact resolution, escalating queries/issues to the Global Director of People and Performance or Senior People & Payroll Advisor, when necessary
* Updating the new starters database accordingly with any new joiners or leavers
* Administer all starter, leavers for summer recruitment and change processes and updating the payroll system accordingly/ notifying payroll
* Develop process and flowcharts for recruitment and onboarding stages for managers
* Responsible for tracking source of candidates and updating all the trackers up to date
* Provide an effective weekly report of any new starters and leavers
* Drafting contracts, offer letter and any other variations letters
* Provide support with building relationship with universities, communicating with universities and colleges across the country to arrange job fairs and other talent related activities
* Completing exit questionnaire with new starters and building a pipeline of candidates for the following year
Learning and development project:
* Work closely with the head of departments and other colleagues within the HR team to have the ownership of certain aspects of projects under the learning and development. This include completing the company skill matrix for each department.
Appraisal review and behavioural framework project:
* Work closely with the head of department and people team to review the current appraisal process and forms to be ready for annual reviews in December.
Payroll Administration:
* Entry level payroll administration (data inputs)
* Adding payroll input to our payroll system, ADP
* Supporting the People team by logging payroll monthly changes
Core Competencies
* Build trust
* Can do attitude and approach
* Support other and get involved
* Be a team player
Drive Continuous Improvement:
* Open to new things/adaptable
* Proactive and able to use your initiative
Essential skills:
* Good IT skills - A working knowledge of Microsoft office programs is sufficient and ability to pick up new software.
Further Information
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement
At BSC Education we believe in empowering individuals, celebrating diversity and striving for equality. We foster an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all interest in joining our team.
Successful applicants will undergo our safer recruitment checks in line with our Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy & our Recruitment Policy, including Scottish PVG Scheme, an Enhanced DBS Check, Barred List, Prohibition Lists check and overseas criminal record check (if applicable). Overseas criminal record checks are required for anyone who has lived abroad for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years, whilst aged 18 years or older and the applicant is solely responsible for the costs for the overseas criminal record check.
All BSC colleagues must operate in line with our team-led Vision, Mission & Values as outlined below:
BSC VISION: To provide customers with steppingstones to their future by delivering outstanding and transformational learning experiences.
BSC MISSION: By believing that “Great Things Start Here” and standing behind all that this means. If we believe it, our customers will achieve it!
BSC VALUES:
AIM HIGHER: We proactively make suggestions and solutions for challenges and opportunities.
COLLABORATE: We are team players - we treat everyone with respect and understand that we succeed collectively, not as individuals.
COMMUNICATE: We communicate in a timely way with clarity, respect and transparency.
CUSTOMER FOCUS: We seek to provide consistent high-quality experiences that customers will remember.
TEAM FOCUS: We seek to reward and recognise excellence and innovation within our employees.
The above list of job responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope, grading of the post and at the request by management.
We are committed to providing a creative, rewarding and successful learning and working environment for our students and team.