Staffing Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Sodexo's Sports & Leisure Segment currently have an excellent opportunity for a self motivated and extremely organised individual to join the team at Ascot.

We are looking to recruit a Staffing Coordinator to join the HR team where you will provide people management support to a casual workforce onsite.

This includes working with the operational managers to understand the staffing needs on site and help devise a plan to recruit casual staff, onboard them, manage their time sheets and pay, their holiday requests and also use the onsite time attendance system to effectively plan a roster for all staff.

This is a fast paced, demanding yet rewarding role where you will be an integral part of the team ensuring we are able to deliver all services to guests by recruiting and supporting a successful workforce of talented individuals.

Role Responsibility

• To deliver the recruitment, staffing and planning objectives for Ascot and Major Events Operational Account
• Using the on-site time and attendance system to effectively to plan and roster staff for all agreed accounts
• Reporting the forecasted staffing costs, including management, direct and agency staff, transport costs, accommodation, uniform and expenses for allocated accounts.
• Ensuring all employees are paid correct wages in a timely manner and any wages queries are dealt with efficiently
• Liaise with agencies to provide timesheets, handling any queries and processing their purchase orders
• To develop excellent relationships with casual staff, the Management team and the Ascot client
• To be responsible for day to day operations and supervision of a staff check-in account
• Support managing the casual staffing team, to ensure all staff going onto site are in the correct uniform and conform to dress code standards

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working in a similar role recruiting and managing a casual workforce
• Experience of working in the events or service industry
• Confident in the use of MS Office, especially Excel along with other computer programmes such as managing time sheets and payroll
• Be resilient and adaptable to changing circumstances - this is a very fast paced role!
• An excellent communicator, able to manage people from different backgrounds, showing empathy and trust.

Package Description

Salary is circa £24,000 depending on experience

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.