People & Culture Partner

People & Culture Partner

Role Information

Reference

REQ001495

Location

Bristol or Stroud Campus (travel required between campuses)

FTE Salary

Up to £35,586.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)

Actual Salary

up to £21,351.60

Contract Type

Permanent, Part-Time

Working Hours

22.2 hours per week

At SGS, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and communities, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Financial Rewards and Benefits

Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives

Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 17.9%.

Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).

Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.

Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.

Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices

Access to My Lifestyle discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Free Annual Eye test

All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union

Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities

Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)

Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources

Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects - from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the People & Culture Team at SGS College as a People & Culture Partner.

The successful candidate will join an experienced, professional and friendly team who provide a high-quality HR service to the College. This role will be based at either our Stroud or WISE Campus however travel between Bristol and Stroud campuses will be required.

Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will be responsible for a population of areas within the College providing support and guidance to line managers in regard to employee relation case work such as disciplinary, sickness absence, performance management and grievances.

If you are an experienced HR professional seeking a new opportunity we would love to hear from you!

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

To guide and support the achievement and maintenance of best-practice HR management across the organisation

Supporting line managers with employee relation case work such as sickness absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievance.

The proactive provision of advice and guidance to line managers on a range of topics, including but not limited to performance management, resource planning, optimum recruitment methods and staff development

Keeping abreast of new concepts, developments and best practice regarding the development of human resources. Applying the knowledge where appropriate to ensure the organisation has effective processes to develop and deploy staff

Maintain up to date knowledge of changes in legislation/case law in order to implement timely updates of existing and also the development of future policies to support the strategic priorities of the South Gloucestershire and Stroud Group and to ensure legal compliance

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Comprehensive knowledge of HR practices and sound employment legislation knowledge

HR experience spanning the entire range of HR Disciplines, CIPD qualified

GCSE Maths and English grade C or above or equivalent

Please apply online by

Sunday 2nd August 2026

Expected Interview Date

To be confirmed

If you have any queries please contact Alex Haddow either by telephone on 01453 763424 (option 6, X5192) or via email to hrservicedesk@sgscol.ac.uk ‘FAO Alex Haddow’.

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check, and additional checks and online searches in accordance with KCSIE guidance.