Job Description
HR and Recruitment Coordinator
Application Deadline: 10 July 2026
Department: Human Resources
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Wigan & Leigh College
Reporting To: Jade Coulton
Compensation: £29,876 - £32,638 / year
Full Time, Permanent
Recruitment stalls when the small things get missed. A background check that isn’t chased. A half-finished record. An interview invite sent out late. Your job is to make sure those things don’t happen.
You’ll coordinate recruitment administration, support safer recruitment checks, maintain accurate records and help managers and candidates receive a clear, responsive service.
You’ll work closely with our Talent Acquisition Partner, People Operations Partner, HR colleagues and managers across college. Your job is all about progressing our jobs, supporting compliance and making sure recruitment feels organised, professional and fair.
If you’re some who enjoys a busy environment and can focus on detail and follow through at the same time. You'll take ownership, spot what's missing and keep things moving without being asked.
What you'll do
- Coordinate recruitment administration from vacancy approval to appointment.
- Prepare and publish adverts using templates and recruitment systems.
- Arrange interviews, send invites and keep candidates up to date.
- Maintain accurate recruitment records, vacancy trackers and system updates.
- Coordinate pre-employment checks including identity, right to work, references, qualifications and DBS.
- Support accuracy of safer recruitment records and our Single Central Record.
- Escalate missing, delayed or concerning information promptly.
- Support wider HR administration.
What you'll bring
- Experience in administration, ideally in HR, recruitment, education or a regulated industry.
- Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding or compliance processes.
- Strong organisation and ability to juggle different tasks.
- Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
- Good written and verbal communication.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, recruitment systems and digital trackers.
- Experience handling confidential information.
- Knowledge of safer recruitment, pre-employment checks or Single Central Record requirements is helpful, but we can train you.
What you’re like
- Organised. You keep track of detail, deadlines and outstanding actions.
- Accurate. You understand small errors can create bigger problems.
- Proactive. You follow things up and don’t wait to be chased.
- Helpful. You provide a calm, professional and responsive service.
- Confident. You ask questions, clarify expectations and escalate concerns.
- Reliable. You take ownership and follow work through to completion.
- Discreet. You handle confidential information carefully.
- Team-minded. You work well with colleagues and help HR deliver consistently.
Essentials
- You’ll need an enhanced DBS check. If you get the job, we’ll do this for you.
- You’re committed to safeguarding, inclusion and equality.
- You can travel across college sites when it’s needed.
- You’re flexible and happy to support recruitment activity across college.
Why work with us
Good recruitment helps candidates feel informed, gives managers confidence and protects safer recruitment standards. And our new colleagues join the college with the right checks, records and paperwork in place.
You’ll be part of a team supporting the people supporting our students. You’ll get
broad HR experience across recruitment, onboarding, safer recruitment, compliance, HR records and service improvement. You’ll see the full journey from vacancy to appointment and understand how strong administration supports a better employee experience.
Time to recharge
- Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on your role
- Family-friendly leave policies
Wellbeing as well as work
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash healthcare plan
- Occupational health support
- Confidential counselling
- Specsavers eye test vouchers
- A culture where people look out for each other
Financial peace of mind
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work and buy tech
- Railcard and Tusker Green Car Scheme
- Local and national discount schemes
Clear progression routes
- Ongoing professional development
- Opportunities to build experience across HR, recruitment, payroll, systems and employee relations
- Opportunities to step up, specialise or move across college teams
- Support to develop your HR career
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