HR & Payroll Officer

Ridgeway Education Trust, Didcot, OX11 7AJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE)

HR & Payroll Officer job summary

HR/Payroll Officer

We are seeking to appoint an HR/Payroll Officer to provide a comprehensive, professional HR service to our schools and Trust working as part of our small, friendly team comprising 3 HR/Payroll Officers and our HR Services Lead.

You will work in partnership with schools in and around Didcot and the Trust Central Team to support them with a range of people and payroll matters. This is a busy, varied role where you will be working in our culture of continuous improvement and will have a real opportunity to make a difference to our schools and their communities.

If you have previous HR/payroll experience and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you. Please see the attached job description for more details Hours of work: Flexible options are available for this role including term-time + and part-time so please do indicate your preference for working hours on your application. Ridgeway Education Trust

Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust which comprises of Didcot Girls’ School, St Birinus School, Stephen Freeman Primary School, All Saints CofE Primary School, Hagbourne CofE Primary School, Carterton Primary School, Long Wittenham CofE Primary School and Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School. The two secondary schools also include Didcot Sixth Form, a mixed sixth form of some 400 boys and girls. Ridgeway Education Trust and all our schools are rooted in the values of integrity, ambition and leading for legacy with a commitment to the highest standards in everything that we do. Both secondary schools are unique as the only single sex state schools in Oxfordshire and all our schools share the same strong values of high-quality teaching and learning and respectful relationships within an inclusive learning community. We are ambitious for all our children and young people, for ourselves and our community.

What we can offer Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, our Employee Assistance Programme and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. Applications Online applications are through MyNewTerm (please click apply). If you would like to have an informal chat about the role before making an application please contact Jane Marshall, HR Services Lead - jmarshall@ridgewayeducation.com

Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff working in all its schools to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, references and pre-employment safeguarding checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

To view our Safeguarding policy, please visit our website: Safeguarding - Ridgeway Education Trust

Please be aware that you will be required to bring proof of right to work in the UK and photographic ID, as applicable, to interview and online searches may be made for shortlisted candidates, as part of due diligence checks.

Ridgeway Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

The RET Charter describes our vision for Ridgeway Education Trust and the priority we give to the development of our staff team is illustrated in the RET Staff Charter. Our staff tell us that the Trust is a supportive and motivational place to work, with real attention paid to staff wellbeing, workload and professional development. Further information about our Trust can be found on our website: https://www.ridgewayeducationtrust.co.uk

Applications will be considered on receipt and we may interview prior to the closing date so early application is recommended.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ridgeway Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Ridgeway Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgeway-education-trust

Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust which comprises Didcot Girls’ School, St Birinus Boys’ School and Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School. The two secondary schools also include Didcot Sixth Form, a mixed sixth form of some 400 boys and girls.

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