Human Resources Assistant

ABOUT THE COLLEGE 

Lakes College is a technical vocational Further Education College delivering education and training to full-time and part-time learners and apprentices to degree level. We have a vibrant campus in West Cumbria with state of the art vocational workshops and resources, including the National College for Nuclear Northern Hub.

Our mission and purpose are to:

 ‘Enable people to recognise and develop their potential’.

We are a people business and our mission applies as equally to our staff team as to our learners and employers’. We are a Good college and have ambition to be Outstanding by together developing our culture, standards and expectations. We encourage innovation, collaboration and reflection to lead to new ideas and methods. We gather, evaluate and use data to drive operational improvement.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a dedicated HR Assistant to join our team and support our HR department in ensuring smooth and efficient business operations. You will work within a small, busy HR team, reporting to the Head of HR.

You provide a professional and customer focused service covering all aspects of the employee lifecycle including supporting Line Managers on general queries including new starters, leavers, recruitment, training and development, absence, payroll and invoicing.

A key part of this role is being responsible for HR Key Performance Information including collecting, analysing, and reporting this information.

You should be qualified up to Level 3 in HR, Business, or a related subject, have previous experience within a HR or administrative setting and be competent user of MS Office including excel for data entry with the ability to manipulate data into a presentable format.

If you are great with people, have communication skills, and a passion for all aspects of an HR role – then we would like to hear from you!

**If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. **

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!

·        Generous annual leave – 29 days plus 8 days bank holiday plus 2 discretionary days (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)

·        Automatic entry into the Local Government pension Scheme.

·        A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.

·        Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.

·        Free onsite parking.

·        Subsidised onsite restaurant.

·        A cycle scheme tech scheme and discounted gym membership.

·        Fantastic facilities to resource our ability to teach our students.