11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    15 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    3 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,584 - £27,269

Pay scale

NJC Scale 4, Pts 7 to 11

What skills and experience we're looking for

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a customer focused HR & Payroll Administrator to join the existing Corporate Services team within St George’s Academy.

Reporting to the HR Manager, you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive, professional and effective HR administration service liaising directly with staff, third parties, agencies and potential applicants. You will also provide basic support and advice to staff across a range of HR processes.

Key elements of the role will include responsibility for:

 Taking the lead role in supporting the end-to-end recruitment and new starter administrative processes, including dealing with all relevant safer recruitment vetting checks.

 Assisting the HR Manager in providing high quality and effective administrative support for a range of HR processes across the Academy.

 Providing first point of contact services to visitors, Governors, students and staff, in relation to HR and wider Corporate Services administration matters.

 Assisting the Payroll & HR Administrator in providing effective administrative support for a range of payroll processes on an ad hoc and as need basis.

You will be required to have knowledge of relevant HR policies/codes of practice and experience of providing high-level administrative support in a busy office environment. You should also have an understanding of the HR function including advising staff across a range of HR issues and of managing the administrative requirements of recruitment processes.

You will have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, Word, Power Point, mail merge as well as other ICT packages and an understanding of filing, storage and archive systems. In addition, you will have experience of working to deadlines and in adapting quickly to changing circumstances.

The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ Level 3 in Business and Administration or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. A HR qualification is also desired but not essential. For the right candidate, consideration will also be given to offering a development role.

If you would like to join a very friendly and supportive team in an Academy of enthusiastic and dedicated staff, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Further details including the job description for the role and application forms are available from our website at www.st-georges-academy.org. Please note that CVs are not acceptable. Should you have any questions or wish to arrange an informal visit to the Academy, you can contact us by email to jobs@st-georges-academy.org or by calling 01529 301162. Informal visits are welcomed to all roles and can be offered outside of core school hours where this would be helpful.

What the school offers its staff

  • Bereavement leave
  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Gym membership
  • On-site gym
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Commitment to safeguarding

St George’s Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additional employment checks will also be carried out for all roles in accordance with “Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges”.

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About St George's Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
2356 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01529 301162

St George’s Academy is a large, successful, 11-18 mixed secondary school of 2,340 students (including 334 in the sixth form) with outstanding facilities in all areas. The Academy serves Sleaford, Ruskington and the surrounding Lincolnshire villages with our main campus in Sleaford and our smaller campus in the village of Ruskington.

We are a leading member of the Sleaford Joint-Sixth Form (SJSF), a collaboration of the co-educational sixth forms of St George’s Academy and the Robert Carre Trust. The SJSF provides a full range of post 16 courses for over 700 students and is a beacon of educational provision across Lincolnshire.

Arranging a visit to St George's Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@st-georges-academy.org.

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