HR & Payroll Team Leader

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust, Louth, LN11 0HG

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  14 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  20 September 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: £40,187.00 - £44,706.00 Annually (Actual) Annual Salary: LGAT 22 – 26 (£40,187 - £44,706) dependent on qualifications and experience

HR & Payroll Team Leader job summary

HR & Payroll Team Leader

Based at: Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust Head Office at Louth Academy - Lower Campus, North Holme Road, Louth, LN11 0HG

Required: 1 January 2026 or sooner

Annual Salary: LGAT 22 - 26 (£40,187 - £44,706) dependent on qualifications and experience

Hours: 37 per week - 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday-Thursday and 8.30am - 4pm on Friday

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is looking for an experienced HR and Payroll Team Leader to work with the Trust HR Manager and team. The HR function forms part of a central Trust team supporting over 700 employees working in our 11 Academies across the Lincolnshire area. The successful candidate will;

Be supporting Principals and senior leaders across the Trust by delivering a high-quality service, primarily focusing on payroll, recruitment and onboarding.

Have extensive HR experience, preferably within the education sector

Hold a relevant HR and/or Payroll qualification or be working towards one

Work confidently with our external payroll bureau to ensure delivery of accurate payroll and pension provision

Have experience with HR MIS systems and statutory reporting

Have a high degree of flexibility to cover the demands of the role including driving to sites within our Trust for meetings

Be organised, proactive and able to work to strict deadlines

In return we offer;

A supportive and positive team

Continuing Professional Development and study

Competitive salary, LGPS pension and leave entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

If you have the skills and experience to meet the demands of this role then we would love to hear from you.

To arrange an informal discussion please contact Angela Davis, HR Manager on davisa@lincolnshiregateway.co.uk

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tollbar-multi-academy-trust

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