Central Learning Partnership Trust is seeking to appoint a Payroll Officer to join our central payroll team to assist processing all aspects of the monthly payrolls for the 16 schools in the trust.

Central Learning Partnership Trust is a multi-Academy Trust employing 1,200 people across 16 schools in England that are all Ofsted rated either good or outstanding. The role of Payroll Officer is to assist the Payroll Manager in all aspects of processing the monthly internal payroll based at Coppice School, which is a secondary school in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton.  

Responsibilities

·         General payroll and pension administration duties.

·         Assist in all reporting duties to various pension schemes and government agencies.

·         Cover for Payroll Manager holidays and absences.

Candidate Qualities

Essential

·         An understanding of payroll legislation and calculations including PAYE, SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP etc. National insurance, Student & Postgraduate loans, apprentice levy, pension schemes and pension national auto enrolment regulations.

·         Experience of working in payroll administration.

·         Be IT proficient with a good working knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.

Desirable

·         Experience and/or knowledge in education specific payroll processing, including pay scales and payments, term time calculations, education specific sick and maternity pay rules and calculations, Teachers’ and Local Government Pension Scheme reporting requirements.

·         Advanced knowledge of Microsoft excel and word, including Vlookups, tables, mail merging etc.

·         Knowledge and experience of statutory reporting requirements such as office of national statistics, gender pay gap, apprentice targets, trade union facility time.

·         Experience of using Civica Payroll system (previously Carval payroll).

·         Professional Payroll Qualifications

What We can Offer

·         Minimum 34 days annual holiday rising to 43 days dependent on service (including bank holidays)

·         Access to the local government career average pension scheme with an employer contribution of circa 25%

·         Free car parking.

COMPLIANCE AND SAFEGUARDING

To apply, completed application forms should be submitted via the My New Term platform.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:

·         adult cautions (simple or conditional);

·         conditional cautions;

·         convictions in a Court of Law; and

This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK.  If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa of full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this.  (Further details are available from the UK Boarder Agency website).

CLPT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  CLPT expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.  This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request two references at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The academy values diversity and inclusion welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.  Equality is promoted and the academy will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria is met fully.