The Role
The College has recently experienced a period of significant growth, and as a result we are looking to expand our team. This is an exciting opportunity as we recruit for an HR Officer, who will provide a professional and responsive HR Service to the College, giving effective support, advice and guidance to the Executive team. This role will help the College to meet its strategic priorities and ensuring the ongoing provision of an excellent teaching and learning experience.
The successful candidate should have proven experience in employment law and HR best practice, preferably in an educational setting. You will be responsible for providing professional support, advice and guidance in all HR matters such as staff onboarding, employee relations, disciplinary, capability & grievance cases, absence management, employee terms & conditions etc.
No two days are the same, as a result, being flexible in responding to the College’s needs will be key - we are looking for a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, for this College-based role, who can also work independently. The College’s strong sense of community means you will interact with a diverse range of staff and work closely with other staff with HR-related functions within their role.
Info: The College has approx 180 staff (approx. 120 teaching staff and 60 support staff). The College day is from 8.30am to 4.00pm, due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be available across the working day
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: Actual salary: £33,928 to £37,701 pa (37 hours per week, term-time only plus two additional weeks, totaling 41 weeks per year), depending on experience (including fringe allowance)
Significant part-time hours may be considered
FTE £37,572 to £41,751 per annum depending on experience (including fringe allowance)
These figures include the recent 5.5% pay award
Application forms are available to download from our website: Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own. All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.
Please ensure education and employment history is completed fully, gaps in employment must be accounted for under the section entitled “Periods when not working”. We would like to see your passion for the role and the College in your supporting statement, please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post, and reasons why you feel you would be successful if this post.
Completed applications, or any queries regarding the role or your application, should be sent via email to Kirsty Crook (Personnel Officer): recruitment@woking.ac.uk
Closing date: 9am, Monday 22 April 2025
Interviews: to be held on Tuesday 29 April and/or Friday 2 May 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be notified, invited for interview and references will be taken up immediately. Please note that it is not possible to inform candidates who have not been short-listed due to time constraints.
The interview process will comprise of the following, but may be subject to change:
•a guided tour of the College
•Interview with the Principal and senior staff
•Secondary interview with senior staff
•Role-related task
The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with the following documents:
•Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2024
•Woking College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
•In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider the Privacy Notice for Job Applicants
The documents listed above area available from the College’s Staff Vacancies page, please use this link to access them