Senior Administrator Maternity Cover

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Job title Senior Administrator
- People (Maternity Cover) Job reference REQ
003324 Date posted 29/09/2026 Final date to receive applications 21/10/2026 Location Paignton Salary £19,771.20 to £20,265.60 per annum Package Plus Excellent Benefits Contractual hours 29.6 Basis Fractional Job category/type Support Attachments Blank Job description

Salary: £19,771.20 to £20,265.60 per annum. Plus Excellent Benefits.

Contract Type: Fixed term maternity cover up to 12 months. Fractional. 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Location: Paignton, Devon.

Do you enjoy delivering great customer service while managing a varied and fast-paced workload?

We are looking for a Senior Administrator
- People to join our busy People team on a fixed term maternity cover basis. Acting as a first point of contact, you will provide a welcoming, responsive and professional service to colleagues, applicants and external customers, resolving enquiries wherever possible and escalating more complex matters appropriately.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, providing guidance to managers, coordinating advertising, preparing shortlisting packs and arranging interviews.
• Acting as a first point of contact for the People Team, delivering excellent customer service and responding to enquiries from staff, applicants and external stakeholders.
• Preparing offer letters, contracts and employment documentation, ensuring all pre-employment checks and onboarding processes are completed efficiently.
• Creating and maintain employee records on the HR system, SharePoint and other People Team databases, ensuring data is accurate and up to date.
• Monitor and process employee lifecycle activities, including sickness absence, contractual changes, probation confirmations, family leave arrangements and leavers.
• Maintaining the Single Central Record, monitor outstanding documentation and support the College's safer recruitment processes.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver a professional, efficient and high-quality People service across the College.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Hold GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification.
• Have experience of working in a pressurised environment and providing a high standard of customer service.
• Have strong IT and Microsoft Office skills.
• Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Have accurate keyboard skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Have clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Have a calm, diplomatic and friendly approach.
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• A commitment to promoting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Experience with in a busy HR environment, knowledge of HR or CPD administration, database experience or a CIPD Level 3 qualification would be an advantage.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata of fractional) including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
• 1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
• 1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;
• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
• Local Government Pension…