Job Ref No. ECC8827005-76S Position Type: Administration Pay Range: Point 13-20, (£14.60 per hour to £16.37 per hour)
Position Start Date: 01/09/2025 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 08/08/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBA
Vacancy: Part-Time HR / Payroll Administrator for SEN Trust Southend
Location: MAT Central office - The St Christopher School, Mountdale Gardens, SS9 4AW
Working Hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week, ideally 7.5 hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Flexible arrangements are considered. 52 weeks a year.
Salary: Local Government Level 6, Scale Point 13 -20 (£14.60 per hour to £16.37 per hour - subject to a pay award pending)
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible or September 2025
About the Trust
The SEN Trust Southend is a small education trust of four special schools in Southend, dedicated to meeting the needs of pupils who require specialist support. We are committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and professional environment for all staff and pupils.
The Role
We are seeking to appoint a conscientious and experienced HR/Payroll Administrator to support the central operations of the Trust. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and compliant delivery of HR and payroll services across our schools.
The HR/Payroll Administrator will be supported internally by the CFO along with school HR professionals and externally by our HR advisers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
· Administering monthly payroll processes in collaboration with our schools, using the Trust payroll software.
· Maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records and HR systems
· Supporting recruitment and onboarding processes
· Assisting with absence monitoring, reporting, and general HR compliance
· Assisting with the implementation and monitoring of HR software to ensure school compliance
· Responding to HR-related queries from staff and school leaders in a timely and professional manner
· Ensuring adherence to relevant employment legislation, Trust policies, and safeguarding requirements
· Liaise with external HR advisers as and when necessary
· Assisting with updating Trust HR policies
· Oversight of employee wellbeing service (online platform)
Special requirements
· Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
· Right to work in UK
What We Offer
· A welcoming and collaborative working environment
· Flexible working arrangements, including potential for hybrid working
· Opportunities for professional development and training
· Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
· Generous annual leave entitlement
· Employee wellbeing and assistance programme; including cycle 2 work, online GP, online discounts and wellbeing support.
Application Process
To apply, please request and application pack from accounts@sentrustsouthend.co.uk
Closing Date for Applications: 8th August
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We withhold the right to close the application process early.
SEN Trust Southend is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Information about the School
SEN Trust Southend opened as a formal partnership on 1 September 2017. The four special schools, The St. Christopher School, Kingsdown School, Lancaster School and St. Nicholas School have always worked closely together to create a strong group of special schools which aim to meet the majority of needs of those pupils who require specialist support in a specialist educational school with Southend. We created the Multi-Academy Trust to help us continue this work.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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Dan
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh on Sea
Essex, SS9 4AW Telephone: 01702 524193
Email: accounts@sentrustsouthend.co.uk
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