Payroll Assistant

Job Information

Summit Learning Trust

Hartfield Crescent

Acocks Green

Birmingham

B27 7QG

Telephone Number: 0121 628 1311

Email Address: HR.Enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

Summit Learning Trust are looking to appoint a reliable, hardworking and organised Payroll Assistant to join the centralised finance team.

You will offer us experience of working within a payroll role, have intermediate Excel skills (including v-lookups) and ideally have relevant experience in an education environment, although this is not essential. You will also hold a level 4 or higher in Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent and be able to demonstrate that you are able to work flexibly and have excellent communication skills. It is also essential that you have the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure, to prioritise your work and multi-task.

A term time plus 3 weeks working contract may be considered for the right candidate.

In return we will offer you an opportunity to develop this important role within a vibrant and innovative trust which is seeking to improve educational standards for all our learners.

This role will be based at Cockshut Hill or Ninestiles School. However, on occasion travel to other Trust sites and home working may be required.

We are happy to explore flexible working, subject to the operational requirements of the role.

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme

• High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression

• Wellbeing Advocates

• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme

• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers

• Generous employer pension schemes

• Excellent holiday entitlement

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to apply

For an application pack and further information about all our vacancies please visit the trust website

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, or race.

Safeguarding This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Support Staff enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. Terms and conditions This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Rehabilitation of offenders This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Rehabilitation of Offenders . Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.