The Human Resources Department plays a vital role supporting the College through the delivery of the People Strategy. This is a pivitol role to making a difference and continuously move our Human Resources Service forward.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced generalist HR practitioner who is a graduate member of the CIPD, or willing to achieve Level 5 CIPD qualification, to join our team as an HR Officer. Someone with an eye for improving transactional services, through their experience of process engineering, into digital ones, and where appropriate introducing the use of Artificial Intelligence, in order to improve efficiency and quality standards. You will also be experienced at producing data with an informed narrative.
You will manage the day-to-day activities of the front of house Human Resources Advisor team and ensure that managers, staff and other stakeholders receive a high standard of customer care. You will co-ordinate the implementation of continuous improvement for the HR transactional service and co-ordinate the accurate and timely input of data ensuring it is compliant with the relevant regulations and legislation. You will also identify and advise on trends emerging from those data reports and make recommendations on areas for improvement.
This is an exciting career progression opportunity for a forward thinking individual, with good critical thinking, written and verbal communication skills to join our HR Service as a Team Leader.
At Preston College our vision is ‘to transform lives through education’, and we take great pride in supporting all of our learners to achieve the qualifications they need, alongside the development of technical skills and knowledge that employers and universities are looking for.
We are rated Good by Ofsted and have been recognised as making a ‘strong’ contribution to the skill requirement across our region. We are ambitious in seeking excellent outcomes for our students, communities, employers and staff.

We have a strong College culture, underpinned by five key values developed with our diverse body of staff;

• Welcoming and inclusive
• Supportive and compassionate
• Aspirational for our learners, ourselves and each other
• Act with integrity and transparency
• Be accountable

With Good financial health, the College provides generous terms and conditions that are intended to attract, motivate and retain the best people in delivery of our strategic objectives.
Our Board of Governors is committed to an ambitious Three Year Plan, which sets out our aspirations from 2024 to 2027.

ABOUT US:

Our mission is to inspire, educate and support our diverse community to reach its potential. We pride ourselves on our community focus, with a diverse mix of students and staff, and plan our curriculum and other activities to give everyone the chance to truly achieve what they are capable of. We believe that we are inspirational in what we do, and that the support we offer to both our students and our staff is second to none.

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