Purpose of the role
The Talent Acquisition Partner provides operational, hands-on recruitment and administrative support across the college. The role manages the end-to-end recruitment process for teaching, support and operational staff, ensuring timely recruitment, excellent candidate experience, and full compliance with safer recruitment requirements. The role also plays a key part in onboarding new starters — preparing paperwork, coordinating pre-employment checks, and supporting the induction process.
This role is an interim role for six month.
37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday
Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruitment Administration & Coordination
* Draft, update and post job adverts across the college website, job boards, and social platforms.
* Manage applications, shortlist candidates, and coordinate interview scheduling with hiring managers.
* Prepare interview packs, arrange interview rooms, manage candidate communication, and ensure a professional, timely process.
* Support hiring managers with drafting or updating job descriptions and person specifications.
* Maintain accurate data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or recruitment spreadsheets.
* Ensure all recruitment activity complies with safer recruitment and DBS requirements.
Candidate Management
* Act as the first point of contact for applicants, responding to queries promptly and professionally.
* Conduct initial screening where appropriate and coordinate follow-up interviews or assessments.
* Manage timely communication to all candidates, ensuring a positive experience throughout the process.
Onboarding & Pre-Employment Checks
* Issue offer letters, contracts of employment, and new starter paperwork.
* Collect and check required documentation (ID, proof of address, right to work, qualifications, overseas checks, etc.).
* Coordinate DBS checks, references and other statutory safer recruitment checks.
* Maintain accurate onboarding records and ensure new starter files are complete before start dates.
* Liaise with Payroll, IT and line managers to ensure a smooth onboarding process.
* Host new starter inductions, including welcome briefings, HR presentations, policy overviews, and initial compliance training.
* Support the wider HR team to ensure probation reviews are scheduled and tracked.
General HR Administration
* Maintain and update recruitment and HR trackers, logs, and records.
* Support wider HR initiatives as needed (e.g., open days, recruitment fairs, HR events).
* Assist with generating recruitment reporting metrics for the Head of HR.
* Provide administrative support to the HR team during peak periods (e.g., start of academic year, compliance audits, Ofsted/ISI inspections).
Collaborative Working:
• Work collaboratively with external agencies in the best interests of the College
• Work collaboratively to build strong working relationships within the College, ensuring a visible and supportive presence.
General Responsibilities:
• Attend weekly common room briefings
• Maintain high standards of professionalism and confidentiality at all times
• Role model and visibly promote the College values and behaviours
• Ensure high standards in respect of health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding and child protection
• Be flexible to assist with the rapidly changing work requirements
• Maintain an awareness of changing external requirements and ensure that the HR service responds to changes in context
• Keep up to date and relevant in respect of HR best practice
Health & Safety
All staff are responsible for considering the Health and Safety of themselves and others as an integral part of their job and are expected to comply with the College Health and Safety policy.