Actual salary £20,286 - £22,025 (with under 5 years service)
Contract term 25 hours, 52 weeks, permanent
Start date As soon as possible
Closing date Midnight Monday 25 August 2025
Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.
Why do we exist?
· To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.
How do we behave?
· We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
· We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
· We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.
What do we do?
· We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.
How will we succeed?
· A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
· Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
· Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.
Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
The role
Mercia Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced payroll officer to run our Trust’s in-house payroll system (Edupay).
You will join a small team in the central office based in Nether Edge, where you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for all staff.
The candidate
The successful candidate will:
· have a working knowledge of payroll systems and databases
· be experienced in pensions administration
· have proven success as a payroll practitioner. Previous experience is essential (though not necessarily in the education sector)
· be self-motivated, customer focused and organised
· have the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
· have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement.
Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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