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Wrekin College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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Vacancies
HR and Payroll Officer
We are seeking a HR and Payroll Officer to provide professional, responsive and effective HR support across the school. The HR and Payroll Officer will assist with a wide range of day-to-day people matters, HR administration, recruitment and payroll processes. The postholder will support the Head of Human Resources in all HR related matters.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:
- Supporting end-to-end recruitment activity, including advertising roles, coordinating shortlisting and interviews, and ensuring a positive candidate experience
- Managing onboarding processes, including pre-employment checks, contracts, and induction coordination in line with safer recruitment requirements
- Processing employee lifecycle changes such as new starters, leavers, and contract variations, ensuring accuracy across systems and records
- Acting as a first point of contact for HR queries via shared inboxes, responding promptly and escalating where appropriate
- Providing administrative support on low-level employee relations matters, including sickness absence and routine casework
- Prepare contractual documentation, including contract variation letters, and update employee records as required
- Maintaining accurate HR records and supporting reporting and compliance requirements
- Assisting with wider People initiatives and policy updates
- Offer guidance to HR Information System (HRIS) users on how to navigate the system, input data correctly, generate reports, and troubleshoot common issues.
- Contribute to the creation of user guides, documentation, and training materials to support effective use of HR/Payroll systems.
- Support with the administration of the HRIS, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Extract workforce data and reports from the HRIS System.
- Support the maintenance of the Single Central Record (SCR) and associated safeguarding records.
- Provide accurate and timely employee data and support monthly payroll processing
- Validate payroll information against contracts, authorised forms and supporting documentation
- Supporting payroll processes by ensuring accurate and timely submissions and processing of employee data and changes
Please read the candidate pack via the link below for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
To apply download and complete the application form (link provided at the bottom of the page). Completed applications should be returned with a letter of application to recruitment@wrekincollege.com by the closing date of Monday 7th September at 9am. Early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.
Job Description and Candidate Pack
Mobile Maintenance Assistant
To provide skilled technical support in the upkeep and safe operation of the College’s Estate.
The post-holder is expected to provide a comprehensive repair and maintenance service for systems, plant and equipment in all buildings and grounds occupied and operated by the College. As a skilled maintenance tradesperson, you will be expected to work on your own initiative within your relevant trade area – plumbing, carpentry or electrical and as a generic tradesperson across other trades as and when required. You will be expected to work with semi-skilled trades, Facilities Assistants and Grounds staff when appropriate.
The objectives and purpose of this post are:
- The post holder will carry out necessary maintenance tasks to ensure the safe and continuous operation of the system, plant and equipment forming the College’s estate. To undertake specific diagnostic, maintenance and repair tasks across a wide range of interconnected plant and equipment and building fabric.
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The post holder will be working to established procedures, good practice, organizational and
broad occupation policies. Often working to measured standards and procedures which may
require additional specific training.
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A key element of the post is generic work. The post-holder will have a registered trade (e.g.
electrical, mechanical, plumbing, H&V or carpentry) this may be by appropriate qualification,
full apprenticeship or in some circumstances experience. However, he/she will be asked to
work outside of this trade from time to time. Full training will be given, and the post holder will
not be asked to work outside his/her competencies.
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Other key elements of the post is cross-departmental working. The post is based within the
facilities team, however, from time to time and depending upon work priorities the post holder
may be asked to work within another department. Full training will be given, and the post hold-
er will not be asked to work outside his/her competencies.
Please read the job description for full list of duties and responsibilities.
To apply download and complete the application form (available at the bottom of this page). Completed applications, along with a letter of application, should be returned to recruitment@wrekincollege.com by the closing date of Tuesday 8th September at 9am. Early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.
Wrekin Old Hall Trust Ltd is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Applicants will be subject to online background checks if selected for interview. The appointment will be subject to a clear enhanced DBS check, prohibition from teaching checks, satisfactory employment references, proof of identify and the right to work in the UK.
Job Description and Candidate Pack
To register your interest in working with the Wrekin team, please fill out the application form below.