Vetting and Onboarding (Recruitment) Coordinator

At The Bedford College Group, we place students at the heart of everything we do. As a leading educational institution, we are committed to delivering exceptional experiences that empower our students to achieve their full potential. Our dedicated teams work tirelessly to ensure that our college is a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment.

The Role:
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Vetting and Onboarding Coordinator to join our HR team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the vetting and onboarding processes for new hires, ensuring that all pre-employment checks are completed efficiently and in line with our high standards. You will work closely with candidates, managers, and other key stakeholders to deliver a seamless onboarding experience that aligns with our commitment to excellence in education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the onboarding and vetting processes, ensuring strict adherence to policies, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Communicate proactively with offered candidates, hiring managers, and stakeholders to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation throughout the onboarding process, ensuring compliance with HR systems, GDPR, and safeguarding regulations.
• Collaborate with the HR team to identify opportunities for process improvements, enhancing efficiency and response times.
• Provide regular updates and effective communication to all stakeholders regarding onboarding progress.

About You:
To succeed in this role, you will be flexible, self-motivated, and accountable, with a strong attention to detail. You are a team player who can build professional relationships and work under pressure. You should be proactive, confident, and able to plan and manage your own workload while knowing when to seek support from senior team members.

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and supportive work environment with a focus on professional development.
• Opportunities to pursue CIPD or other relevant qualifications.
• The chance to make a real difference in the lives of our students by ensuring that our staff are fully vetted and ready to contribute to our mission.

Join Us:
If you are passionate about contributing to a College Group that puts students first and are eager to grow your career in HR, we would love to hear from you.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Terms and Conditions - BCPS

• 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• 27 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays
• Peoples Pension
• Retail and leisure discounts