Recruitment Officer

Salary: 26907 - 29242 Per Annum

About us:

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:


Gower College Swansea is looking for an enthusiastic and efficient Recruitment Officer to join its busy HR Team.

• Full Time (37 hours per week)
• Permanent
• £26,907 - £29,242 per annum
• Hill House campus

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Senior HR Advisor and liaising directly with Managers you will provide high quality and responsive recruitment services to your designated areas within the College.
• Process payroll documentation including inputting details onto the HR database and raising payroll forms.
• Generate all standard HR correspondence including letters of appointment, contracts, amendments to contract and resignation confirmation letters
• Assist and support the HR team with HR projects as driven by the strategic aims of the Department and College.

About you:

• Previous experience of managing high volumes of recruitment is essential
• 5 GCSEs with a minimum of C grade in English & Maths
• Level 5 qualification in a relevant subject
• Experience of managing your own workload and using your initiative
• Excellent IT skills, excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of accuracy
• Good written and verbal communication skills, be confident in dealing with people and be able to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines

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

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

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 applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will 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).