People Coordinator (Health and Wellbeing)

People Coordinator (Health and Wellbeing) (Ref: PS2464) 

Salary: £24,494 to £27,809 per annum, plus excellent benefits 

Contract Type: Full time, permanent, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year  

Location: Paignton, Devon 

Are you a compassionate individual with experience of working within Human Resources/People Management with a bias or interest in Health & Wellbeing?  Do you want to support staff working in a fast-paced but rewarding educational setting?  Then this role may be an ideal opportunity for you. 

We are looking for a People Coordinator (Health and Wellbeing Coordinator) to join our People Team, the focus of the role will be to support the health and wellbeing of our workforce, whilst also supporting the Head of People with providing a business partnering service to an allocated client base in relation to activities such as Recruitment, Induction, Learning & Development and Employee Relations.   

This is a busy role requiring a motivated individual that has a positive approach to the mental health and wellbeing of others.  Your empathy and clear communication skills will be needed to help you oversee the college’s approach towards health and wellbeing for staff. 

The successful candidate will have a relevant Level 3 qualification in addition to Maths and English at GCSE grade 4 (c) or above.  You will have experience of working within a Humam Resources/People team dealing with generalist activities, along with an interest and or experience in focusing on  supporting staff with wellbeing related issues, You will ned to be  resilient in dealing with setbacks and difficult situations. Having a methodical and organised working approach is essential in this role, along with the ability to work under your own initiative as well as part of a team. 

Benefits as follows: Up to 40 days paid leave per year (pro rata for fractional staff), including holiday, Bank Holidays and Christmas Closure (up to 2 weeks); Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Fitness Suite Facilities; Staff Discounts  24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Holiday Purchase Scheme; Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Stagecoach Bus Pass, and many others. 

http://southdevon.ac.uk/working-at-south-devon-college/benefits-of-working-at-south-devon-college 

Closing Date:   Midnight, Sunday 25 August 2024 

Interviews to take place: 3rd September 2024  

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College. 

South Devon College is a Further and Higher Education college with top success rates, located in Torbay, which is part of the beautiful English Riviera on the South Devon coast. Our state-of-the-art campus offers local access to world class facilities. We are an ambitious College, ambitious for our learners, our staff and the community we serve. We measure our performance by the success of our learners. 

Our fresh vibrant culture provides over 10,000 learners each year with a wide provision ranging from national curriculum in South Devon High School, Post Sixteen Academic and Technical Qualifications, Apprenticeships, courses for adults and Higher Education programmes in University Centre South Devon, contributing  an overall £30 million College expenditure to the local economy. 

Please note that you expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.  

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.   

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.   

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).