Payroll and HR Officer
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9LY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a306d135-cc5e-4225-853e-cbff125a5b89 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will be part of our small, friendly and supportive HR team and will have significant previous experience within a similar role. Working in a school environment, where you’ve had experience of working with Teacher’s Pensions would be advantageous, but not essential. You will be organised and methodical with a high level of attention to detail and strong numeracy skills. You will work to tight deadlines in a confidential environment and will have the autonomy to make the payroll process your own. You must have a good standard of education (including English and Maths), along with strong IT skills, particularly in excel and the use of payroll software packages.
What the school offers its staff
The Payroll and HR Officer plays a key role in the smooth running of the Trust’s payroll and HR operations. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process for all staff, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. In addition, you will support the HR Manager with a range of administrative tasks across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to leavers’ processes.
Reporting to the HR Manager. Liaising with all staff including leadership, LAB and Trustees within the Trust and, outside the Trust, professional service providers such as Access People and HfL, job applicants, recruitment agencies, contractors and visitors, TPS, LGPS.
Benefits:
Free onsite parking
LGPS pension scheme
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
You will be part of our small, friendly and supportive HR team and will have significant previous experience within a similar role. Working in a school environment, where you’ve had experience of working with Teacher’s Pensions would be advantageous, but not essential. You will be organised and methodical with a high level of attention to detail and strong numeracy skills. You will work to tight deadlines in a confidential environment and will have the autonomy to make the payroll process your own. You must have a good standard of education (including English and Maths), along with strong IT skills, particularly in excel and the use of payroll software packages.
What the school offers its staff
The Payroll and HR Officer plays a key role in the smooth running of the Trust’s payroll and HR operations. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process for all staff, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. In addition, you will support the HR Manager with a range of administrative tasks across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to leavers’ processes.
Reporting to the HR Manager. Liaising with all staff including leadership, LAB and Trustees within the Trust and, outside the Trust, professional service providers such as Access People and HfL, job applicants, recruitment agencies, contractors and visitors, TPS, LGPS.
Benefits:
Free onsite parking
LGPS pension scheme
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.