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Natalie Priest
Head of Human Resources
01922 657032
If you need to email please contact us via humanresources@walsallcollege.ac.uk
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Sophie Cole
HR Administrator
01922 657047
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Wendy Parsons
HR Administrator
01922 688479
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Mary Obiri Oduro
HR Administrator
01922 663540
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Rachel King
HR Administrator
01922 657049
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Rachel Yates
HR Officer
01922 657049
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Dawn Wilkes
HR Manager
01922 687036
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Claire Dunn
HR Specialist
01922 688656
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Karen Cotterill
HR Specialist
01922 688717
An overview of the roles within HR
The first point of contact for general queries relating to the employee life cycle relating to recruitment and selection, dealing with new employees, employment checks (including DBS, qualifications, references etc), reference requests, training records and general HR administration tasks.
Provides generalist operational support covering a broad range of HR & payroll tasks throughout the employee life cycle, including onboarding, payroll, health and wellbeing, employee benefits, pensions and advising on family friendly policies and procedures.
Support managers and employees on terms and conditions of employment, policies and procedures in line with best practice and employment law and advice on all employee management matters, such as sickness absence, employee investigations, hearings and appeals.
Is the operational lead across the core HR functions, supporting the Head of HR in managing the HR Team.