Senior HR Assistant

Senior HR Assistant

Job reference: 000074

Salary: Support (Band 6) - £28,056 - £31,880 per annum. Incremental progression throughout the band is available.

Closing date: 21/05/2026

Department: HR

Location: Frontier House

Division: HR

Hours Per Week: 36

Interview Date: 28/05/2026

Salford City College Group consists of five colleges in the Salford area: Pendleton Sixth Form College, Eccles Sixth Form College, FutureSkills at MediaCityUK, City Skills and Worsley College. The Group also comprises of Apprenticeships at Salford City College and University Centre at Salford City College.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and proactive Senior HR Assistant to join our team, offering the chance to play a key role in delivering a high-quality, professional HR service. Working closely with the Head of HR, you will oversee a broad range of HR activities including recruitment, employee relations, payroll processes and staff development, while also supervising HR Assistants and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates excellent attention to detail, and is passionate about providing outstanding support to colleagues across the organisation.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please email HR@salfordcc.ac.uk.

Reason to Join Us:

• We have Generous Terms and Conditions (Sixth Form College’s Association style terms and conditions) including 40 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• We have a 2:30pm finish on Fridays, Free on-site parking and various health and wellbeing resources and benefit schemes including three Staff Wellbeing days per year.
• We offer automatic enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Our College is an incredible community, there is a lot that staff and their families can get involved with.
• We have family friendly policies and we are happy to talk about flexible working.
• We invest in our people and offer a range of training & career opportunities for all staff.
• We have an amazing Staff Benefits Package with discounts and savings for supermarkets, petrol, high-street retailers, holidays, cinemas and other leisure.
• Our shared purpose: We believe in the value of education for a successful future and we want the best for our learners and our staff.
• Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Staff and students behave with respect, integrity and kindness.
• 94% of staff are proud to work at the College.

Commitment to Safeguarding

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees.

The College is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with military experience whose unique skills and perspectives are highly valued.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.