Senior HR Advisor

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners.  We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor to cover maternity leave in our busy award winning HR Team.

• Full Time (37 hours per week)
• 1 year fixed term
• £36,833 - £39,024 per annum
• Hill House campus
• Interviews- 29th August 2024

Key Responsibilities:

To provide a professional advisory service to managers on a range of HR issues, including:

• Recruitment and Selection
• Absence and Performance Management
• Disciplinary and Grievance matters
• Health & Well-being
• Reward and recognition

About you:

• Proven track record in a generalist HR role
• Membership or associate membership of CIPD
• Relevant degree or experience at an equivalent level
• Up to date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits for you:

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• 2 staff well-being days
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).

Benefits:
https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

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